Butler County Historical
A project by Slippery Rock University and Butler County Historical SocietyButler County Historical puts local history - the people, places, and moments that have shaped the region’s past - at your fingertips. Explore location-based multimedia stories, experience curated historical tours of the county, and share your discoveries with others. Start exploring history today! Read more About Us
Featured Stories
Preston Park
Just off of South Eberhart Road in Butler Township is an eighty-eight acre English garden, unchanged since 1959: Preston Park. The park was originally created, cultivated, and finally given to Butler…
The Great North Hall Fire
On October 16, 1937, Slippery Rock University's North Hall caught fire and burned to the ground, all because of one unfortunate ox.
October of 1937 was a big month for Slippery Rock. As of October…
World War II Flight Cadet Training
March 31, 1943 Flight Cadets arrived in the small town of Slippery Rock to receive training at the local teachers' college for the war that Americans had been entangled in for two years already. Upon…