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29 unusual facts about Butler County


11 Stanwix Street

The tower was originally built and named for the Westinghouse Corporation; in 1999 that company went through a restructuring and moved its headquarters to its longtime research park in the suburb of Monroeville, before expansions in their operations necessitated a move to a larger suburban complex in Cranberry Township.

A Dawn in the West

Baldwin, a native of Butler County, Ohio, traveled by covered wagon to San Francisco in 1853.

Antonelli College

Branches in Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, were added in January 1996, and in 2009, the West Chester, Ohio, branch became the newest addition to the Antonelli College family.

Butler County, Alabama

Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War, and who was killed in May 1818.

Caleb Stark

In 1828 he moved to Oxford Township, Ohio and died there on August 28, 1838.

Clinton T. Horton

Clinton Thompson Horton (October 31, 1876 in Petrolia, Butler County, Pennsylvania – January 25, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Crosley Broadcasting Corporation

During World War II, Crosley built the Bethany Relay Station in Butler County, Ohio's Union Township, one mile west of its transmitter for WLW, for the Office of War Information.

Daniel Dolan

Dolan continued his work at his principal church in West Chester, Ohio.

Dinn Corporation

Dinn Corporation was a roller coaster designing and manufacturing company established in West Chester, Ohio in 1983 by Charles Dinn.

In November 1984, Dinn left Kings Island and opened his own corporation in West Chester, Ohio.

Gary Cates

A graduate of Virginia Tech and the University of Dayton, Cates began his political career as a Union Township Trustee from 1990 to 1995.

Hueston Woods State Park

The park lies in Oxford Township, Butler County, and Israel Township, Preble County.

Hunting Lodge Farm

Hunting Lodge Farm is a historic house located near Oxford in Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.

John Henry Hopkins

While westward expansion and the Embargo Act increased demand for American-made iron, Hopkins moved west and managed the ironworks at Bassenheim, Butler County.

Jordan Hicks

Hicks attended Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio, where he started his final three seasons, posting 216 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 36 TFL, three forced fumbles, four INTs, 10 PBU and a touchdown.

Jorge Gurgel

He currently resides in West Chester, Ohio.

Kentucky Route 263

When the ferry service that provided service to bordering Butler County across the rivers was recently discontinued, the final 1.5 miles of KY 263 reverted to county maintenance.

Llanbrynmair

The two most prominent emigrants were Edward Bebb and Ezekiel Hughes, who settled in Butler County, Ohio near Paddy's Run.

Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District

Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District is a registered historic district near West Chester, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 1978-12-18.

Oxford International Film Festival

The festival started out in Oxford but was scheduled to be held at the Savannah Center in West Chester, Ohio starting in 2009.

Pat Grassley

After redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 50th house district, which had a southern portion of Butler County, a northern portion of Hardin County, and all of Grundy County.

Pawnee Scouts

A "severe" engagement took place near Plum Creek Station, Nebraska, on August 22, in which Major North and forty-two of the scouts engaged 150 Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne warriors who had destroyed a train on August 6, killing seven settlers and taking a large amount of private property.

The Pulse-Journal

Several years later the office was combined with other Cox papers in a facility in Liberty Township, Ohio.

Timothy Derickson

Formerly he was a Hanover Township Trustee.

Tom Kindness

He entered a Republican primary battle that included Lukens, Union Township trustee John Boehner and lesser-known candidates.

West College Corner, Indiana

This survey township was later organized as a civil township, Oxford Township.

Westinghouse Electric Company

Controlled by the Toshiba Group, Westinghouse's world headquarters is located in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

WKOI-TV

Even though the transmitter is in Butler County, Ohio (within the Cincinnati television market), its city of license, Richmond, is part of the Dayton, Ohio market.

Xavier University MBA Program

Xavier University also conducts MBA courses in off-campus locations in West Chester, Ohio and Deerfield Township, Ohio.


Cochran Farm

The web site of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society says "William and Rebecca Cochran came from Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1814. They settled in Hamilton County where they lived until 1825. They then moved to Butler County near Millville. William Cochran owned much property in the area and in 1821 purchased the Millville Mill which had been built by Joel Williams in 1805".

Greene, Iowa

Greene is a city in Butler County, Iowa, along the Shell Rock River, and along Butler County's northern border, where Butler and Floyd counties meet.

Pennsylvania Route 308

PA 308 begins at an intersection with PA 8 near the Clearview Mall in Center Township, Butler County, heading north on two-lane undivided West Sunbury Road.

Slippery Rock Sliders

Over the next five years the Sliders would form a small rivalry with fellow Butler County PL team the Butler BlueSox.

University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies

The College of General Studies offers about 65 courses across its disciplines through PittOnline web based instruction and also has satellite campuses in Butler County, Mt. Lebanon, and Monroeville.

WBKO-DT2

Viewers living in Warren, Butler, Hart, Edmonson, Barren, and Metcalfe Counties in South Central Kentucky are eligible to switch to Bowling Green local stations.