Butler’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Butler. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗As early as 1808, settlers were living in Northeastern Worthington township, however the area that makes up Butler was not settled until another 10 years. Joseph Craig was the first white man to settle in the Butler area. James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, had given Craig a land grant in 1823.
Before Butler was named "Butler" it bore the name of "Independence." Independence was laid out on the northwest quarter of Section 20 of Worthington Township, on January 12, 1848, by Daniel Spohn. In the early days of its existence it was nicknamed "Spohntown", but was named Independence by Thomas B. Andrews.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Butler’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewFivepointslarge: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Butler
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Butler, decade by decade
2000
unknown2 items
Nothing in Butler is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Butler has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rummell Mill in Worthington, 0.9 miles away.
Butler and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fivepointslarge and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.