Fun Facts
The 2 colors of Butler
Blue and Gold
The first people in Butler
Lenape/Native Americans
first mayor
William Kiel
1898 what company began in Butler making rubber
American Hard Rubber Company
where you would find the Butler wooden fireman
Butler Fire Department
Gateway to the Lakes
Butler's previous name
West Bloomingdale
President of Hard Rubber Company
Richard Butler
Butler got the famous fireman from which city?
Newark
place for shows and live performances
Lyon Theatre
The number of people on the Butler flag
2
what was found in Butler proving that people lived here long ago
stone tools
Inventor who stayed at the Park Hotel
Thomas Edison
1957 event downtown that changed Butler's history
Soft Rubber company fire
Blue turf where football soccer and field hockey art played
Memorial Field
Year Butler became a town
1901
about how many miles is Butler
2
Sculptor of Statue of Liberty
Bartholdi
famous person who rode the Butler train daily
Richard Butler
site of old soft rubber company now makes custard and ice
Ritas
Main street nickname
Golden Mile
this stood where the library now is
baseball field
Donated land that we are learning in
Aaron Decker
1901 opening of this important place downtown for packaging and letters
post office
in front of the Wendys and Applebees sign on Route 23
Welcome to Butler sign