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Richland Township near Gibsonia in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Butler Short Line

 
 
Butler Short Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, May 13, 2012
1. Butler Short Line Marker
Inscription. Richland Historical Marker
Butler Short Line electric street car passed this spot as it ran between Pittsburgh and Butler carrying passengers and freight from May first, 1907 until April twenty-second, 1931.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
 
Location. 40° 37.994′ N, 79° 57.168′ W. Marker is near Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Richland Township. Marker is at the intersection of Gibsonia Road (Pennsylvania Route 910) and Ewalt Road, on the right when traveling west on Gibsonia Road. Just west of the intersection of Ewalt and Gibsonia Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gibsonia PA 15044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Butler Short Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); E.V. Babcock-The Father of Allegheny County Parks / Creation - Ecology - Culture (approx. 3˝ miles away); Mars (approx. 5.2 miles away); USS Mars AFS-1 Ships Bell (approx. 5.3 miles away); Herb Scott (approx. 5˝ miles away); Jonas Salk (approx. 5˝ miles away); Borough of Bradford Woods (approx. 6.8 miles away); Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 7 miles away).
 
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Butler Short Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, May 13, 2012
2. Butler Short Line Marker
Butler Short Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, May 13, 2012
3. Butler Short Line Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 813 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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