Richland Township near Gibsonia in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Butler Short Line
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 13, 2012
1. Butler Short Line 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Butler Short Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hampton Township War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hampton Township Korean War Honor Roll (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hampton Township Vietnam Honor Roll (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hampton Township World War II Honor Roll (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hampton Township Korean and Vietnam Memorial
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More about this marker. Marker is fading and getting hard to read.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 13, 2012
2. Butler Short Line Marker
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 1,287 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
