Diehl's Bakery ~ Has Now Been Torn Down

The building was levelled.
2009

Alfred Reed, First Lieutenant 134th Pa ~

Two Civil War cannons in Diamond Park with the name of a Butler soldier, Alfred G. Reed inscribed on them. Before the Battle of Fredrichsburg he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the 134th Pa. Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in one of the last six disastrous charges against a 600-foot section of a chest-high stone wall occupied by the Confederates at the base of Marye’s Heights at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. and lated died from an infection of the fatal gunshot.

WISR ~ Butler's Pioneer Radio Station

In 1941 WISR beamed its first radio broadcast.

Herman, Pa ~

The new Fire Station

Rep. Congressman Mike Kelly ~ BHS '66

From Car Dealer to Congress . . .

Clara Barton Visits Butler ~

Photo: civilwaracademy.com

Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the America Red Cross spoke at the present Hill United Presbyterian Church on Brady and Second Streets when she came here to help with the great Typhoid Epidemic in 1903/1904. 127 people died in Butler and there were some 1,500 cases. About 1 out 13 people in Butler/Lyndora had typhoid. This was to be Barton's last mission for the Red Cross. It was her visit which started the Red Cross here in Butler. Clara Barton nursed at the Battle of Antietam.

Butler Beautiful Home ~

Somewhere on the Boulevard.

Hurrican Hazel ~ October 15, 1954

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Looking east on Cunningham St. toward Chestnut St. with the Walsh Equipment Building in the background.
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Broad Street School ~

Photo: Barbara Bloom

This picture was taken in Aug. 1973. I attended first through fourth grade at Broad St. school. My teachers were: Mrs. Helen McCandless (first), Ruth Goldblum (second), Miss Lilian Adami (third), and Mrs. Virginia Welton (not sure about that name) (fourth). I can still remember that each room had its own "cloak room" where we would hang our coats and keep our boots during the winter. The gym class was in the basement as were the bathrooms. B.Blum

Remembering Butler Firefighters ~

On April 8, 2001 Scott Wilson [left] and Anthony Murdick [below], both 25, died while attempting to recover the body of kayaker Neil Balcer, 23, from the Slippery Rock Creek near McConnell's Mill. We have not forgotten these dedicated men.

More that 500 fire departments sent firefighters and trucks to participate in the funeral procession. They came from as far away as Texas.
Photos: Unionville VFD

Ronald Stutz BHS '52

                                          
+ 4 November 2010

Ronald Stutz BHS '52 was a very talented basketball star on the BHS team from '48-'52 and was one of the first to make the varsity team while only a freshman. He also played football. He was a member of the 1950 Butler High School football team that won the WPIAL Championship with a perfect 12-0 record. After high school he went on to play football in the US Army where he earned MVP honors.

YMCA ~

For Boys to Remember
Photo: Randy Fox

Lake Arthur and Old 422 ~ Moraine State Park

This picture was taken in 1969 when Lake Arthur was beginning to fill. You can see the remains of Old Rt. 422 before it was covered by water. 
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Stanley's Bakery ~

They had been making donuts for us since 1946.
Closed: March 3, 2011

View from the High School ~

1973

Compare 2011

Photo: Barbara Bloom