Below is a list of our favorite links.
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|
History Of The US Flag |
See the evolution of the US Flag from 13 to 50 stars as well as which presidents served under each. |
| 1883
History of Butler County |
Online version is transcribed from the book. |
| History of
Butler County, PA |
Online version of the 1895 history. |
| County
Formation Maps |
Animated map of 81 slides shows the
evolution of PA and PA County boundaries with brief descriptions of the changes. 28 other
states also available here, plus much more. |
| Cranberry Township 1874 Map |
This map shows roads, creeks, building
locations and land owners of the day. |
| Cranberry Township 1858 Map |
This map shows less roads, all creeks and
landowners of the day. I found this map on the AncestorTracks website (see below). Also available from the Butler USGenWeb link, this version is sized better for online viewing. |
| Depreciation Lands |
Map of the Depreciation Lands. Read the STORY behind the Depreciation Lands. |
| Donation Lands |
Map of the Donation Lands. |
| Butler County Map
Room |
Assortment of Butler County maps can be found here
including the County evolution maps with
Township changes. |
| Harmony
Line |
A collection of Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler
and Newcastle Railway photos. Dave's
Railway Pix also has literally thousands of street car photos from just about any era
or system you can think of. We saw a couple of erroneously captioned Harmony Line photos
here. See if you can find them. |
| Butler
Short Line |
Also at Dave's Railway Pix. |
| PA Trolley Museum |
The home of PHB&NC RY Car 115. |
| Terra Server |
Topographic and Aerial map of the United
States. Drill down to find old railroad right-of-ways such as the Harmony entering Cranberry Township just south of the old turnpike
toll booths, and landmarks such as the Black Bear Tavern in Cranberry Township. |
| Historic
Documents |
All kinds of famous documents can be found
here. |
| Ancestor
Tracks |
"Track your early ancestors who who moved
through Pennsylvania through their land tracts!" Be sure to check out this sites
"Products" page. |
| Explore
PA History |
"ExplorePAHistory.com provides users
with three principal entry points: 'Stories From PA History', 'Visit PA Regions', and
'Teach PA History'." |
| PA Historical &
Museum Commission |
"Since 1946, the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission has administered a program of historical markers to
capture the memory of people, places and events that have affected the lives of
Pennsylvanian's over the centuries since William Penn founded his Commonwealth." |
| Butler PA USGenWeb Project |
This is a great place to begin any kind of historical research in Butler County, PA. There is just too much to list here. |
| NEW! Washington's Journal |
The text transcribed from Washington's journal and first published in the Maryland Gazette March 21 and March 28, 1754. |
