Museum of the American Revolution
Address: 101 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Phone: 215-253-6731
Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Of Note: Through ...
Permanent British settlement in North America started in the first decades of the 1600s and expanded in fits and starts over the next century, until eventually, the 13 or...
This article was originally published April 5, 2021, in the Butler Eagle.
Butler County has evolved and most definitely grown since its creation March 12, 1800.
At t...
There is some mystery as to who were the original inhabitants of Butler County in precolonial times. Although many Native American tribes had visited and lived in the are...
Although the Julian calendar was still used by Britain and its colonies at the time, Benjamin Franklin was born and baptized on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706 (the Georgian calend...
By 1763, the British settlements and forts along what was then the Western frontier in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio were either captured, destroyed or besieged by an unp...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Colleges in Butler...
Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, the Butler Eagle has collected aerial views from above several Butler County communities that showcase what it’s ...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
