Winfield Township in Cabot in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cooper Cabin
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025
1. Cooper Cabin Marker
At Cooper Cabin in 1823 a Methodist Class met, grew and in 1854 became the Knox Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church. It moved to Cabot in 1894, and exists in 2000 as the Cabot United Methodist Church.
Erected by Archives and History Ministry Team Western Pennsylvania Conference.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 40° 46.019′ N, 79° 46.444′ W. Marker is in Cabot, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is in Winfield Township. It can be reached from Cooper Road (Local Route 677) 0.8 miles east of North Pike Road (Pennsylvania Route 356), on the left when traveling east. The marker can be accessed on foot from a small parking area on Cooper Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 199 Cooper Road, Cabot PA 16023, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William A. Smith (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saxonburg Legion Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Brooklyn Bridge (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Roeblings (approx. 2.1 miles away); KDKA "Dog House"
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Regarding Cooper Cabin. Four generations of Coopers lived in the log home that still stands on the property. In 1975, Cooper descendant Paul Muder gifted the property to the Butler County Historical Society, which has operated the property as a historic and educational site ever since.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025
2. Cooper Cabin Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025
3. Cooper Cabin
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
