The first European settlers of Parker Township were some pretty tough characters.
“The hardships which the pioneers were obliged to undergo were great, and only men and ...
There had been rumors swirling about Butler’s Pullman-Standard plant for months. In December 1981, its entire 2,800-member work force was laid off. But Pullman-Standard h...
While much has changed in Clinton Township since its formation in the 1850s, a visitor would see echoes of its past.
The township, 23.8 square acres, was created in 1854 ...
The ground phase of Desert Storm, which ended Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait in 1991, only lasted 100 hours. But the effects it had on some of the ...
Portersville is mainly known for being the home of the sprawling Moraine State Park and its human-made Lake Arthur, both of which opened to the public in 1970.
Although ...
Many of them, like George Hepler, were born in Butler County, while others worked in the area, were visiting or were just passing through, but all of them risked their li...
What started as a way to ring in the new millennium using a name as a springboard, after 15 years became a way to highlight not just the borough of Mars but also its cele...
With oil reserves drying up a century ago and a declining population since the 1990s, Evans City is at a crossroads for opportunity, according to Evans City Borough Counc...
The pressure from the water against the dam led to Glade Run Lake being drained in 2011, but pressure from a group of dedicated neighbors got the dam rebuilt and the lake...
Benjamin Franklin Museum
Address: 317 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215-965-2305
Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Of note: The Benjamin Franklin Muse...
