List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Butler County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Butler County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Butler County, Pennsylvania

Butler County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...

by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

(PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 15 historical markers located in Butler County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Butler County Butler County, Pennsylvania -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...			County Courthouse, Main St. (Pa. 8), Butler 40.85857°N 79.89545°W	City	George Washington, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Religion
General Richard Butler - PLAQUE Richard Butler (general) Richard Butler was an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, who later died fighting American Indians in Ohio.-Early life:...			County Courthouse, Butler 40.85857°N 79.89545°W	Plaque	American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military
George Edward Waddell Rube Waddell George Edward Waddell was an American southpaw pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his thirteen-year career he played for the Louisville Colonels , Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Orphans in the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League...			Route 488, next to Fire Hall, Prospect °N °W	Roadside	Baseball, Sports
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...			Pa. 68, 1.8 miles NE of Evans City (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, George Washington, Military, Native American
Harmonist Cemetery			Pa. 68 in Harmony 40.80177°N 80.1237°W	Roadside	Religion
Harmony Harmony Society The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church and the government in Württemberg, the Harmony Society moved to the United States on October 7, 1803, initially purchasing of land in Butler...			Main St. at Mercer St. in Harmony 40.80267°N 80.12785°W	Roadside	Religion
Harmony Mennonites			U.S. 19 N of Zelienople 40.80927°N 80.12942°W	Roadside	Religion
Invention of the Jeep			Hansen Ave. in Butler 40.85713°N 79.9116°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Transportation
Old Stone House			At site, Pa. 8 at junction Pa. 173, Stone House °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Houses & Homesteads
Old Stone House			At site, Pa. 8 at junction Pa. 173, Stone House °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Houses & Homesteads
Rev. Richard C. Christy			At church, 455 Clearfield Road, Fenelton °N °W	Roadside	Civil War, Religion
Roeblings, The John A. Roebling John Augustus Roebling was a German-born American civil engineer. He is famous for his wire rope suspension bridge designs, in particular, the design of the Brooklyn Bridge.-Early life:...			Butler Rd. (SR 2010) near High St., Saxonburg 40.75503°N 79.81798°W	Roadside	Bridges, Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Transportation
Venango Path Venango Path Venango Path was a Native American trail that ran from the Forks of the Ohio to Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The trail was named after the Native American village of Venango where French Creek empties into the Allegheny River...			Franklin Rd. at Mars Crider Rd. (Rt. 228), Cranberry Twp. 40.6856°N 80.07512°W	Roadside	Forts, George Washington, Military, Native American, Paths & Trails, Roads, Transportation
William A. Smith			N Pike Rd. (PA 356) between Saxonburg and Marwood, 9 miles SE of Butler 40.7684°N 79.78732°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Zelienople Zelienople, Pennsylvania Zelienople is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,123 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which 98% is land and 1.35% is water....			N Main St./ Perry Hwy. (US 19) just N of Zelienople 40.8°N 80.13795°W	Roadside	Buildings, Cities & Towns

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