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Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 5. Cultural ResourcesGeorge “Rube” Wadell, a professional baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics,was raised in Prospect, Pa. In 1946, he was named to the baseball Hall of Fame.Interesting TidbitsFilming for the movie, “Night of the Living Dead” occurred around Evans City and at the Evans CityCemetery in Jackson and Forward townships.September 1940, the jeep was invented in Butler, Pa. It was a small four-wheel drive vehicledeveloped by a team under the direction of Karl Probst. Originally produced by the American Bantam CarCom pany in Butler, it was a World War II prototype.Cranberry Township was named after the wild cranberries that once grew along Brush Creek.Cranberries typically grow on shrubs or vines in moist areas with spongy soil, such as swamps ormarshes, also known as bogs. When preparing land for agriculture, early settlers drained much of themarshy habitat needed for the cranberries to grow. In 1989, members of the Cranberry TownshipHistorical Society, in efforts to recreate the Cranberry Bog, planted cranberry cuttings in a marshy,undeveloped area of Cranberry Community Park (Cranberry Township Historical Society, 1989b).Breakneck Creek, originally named Big Beaver Run by the Native Americans, got its name becauseof a horse that allegedly fell and broke its neck on a stony path next to the creek.Connoquenessing Creek and Connoquenessing Borough were named from a Native American wordmeaning, “for a long way straight.”Historic Sites, Structures, and DistrictsIn 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act established the National Register of Historic Places.Listed properties include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and other objects significant to Americanhistory, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. A listing in the register honors historicproperties, but does not interfere with the property owner’s rights. Private property owners have noobligation to maintain or manage their property, and can dispose of their property as they see fit. Siteslocated within the project area are listed in Table 5-2 and Figure 5-2.The Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commissionmanages the register for Pennsylvania. The state historicpreservation officer submits nominated properties to the statereview board. If the property owner, or the majority of theowners (if the property is owned by more than one person),objects to the nomination, it is sent to the National ParkService for a determination of eligibility without formallylisting the property in the National Register (National ParkService, 2001).Historic StructuresDiamond Street West Log Building is a Eight historic structures identified within the projectproperty eligible for listing on the area are listed on the national register; an additional 38 sitesNational Registerare identified as eligible for listing. The seven listed sitesplayed a significant role in military, architecture, politics andgove rnment, commerce and trade, domestic, education, landscape, recreation, culture, religion, and socialhistory of the region. A majority of the sites retain their historically significant use.5-19
Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 5. Cultural ResourcesThe James Beach Clow House, a well-preserved Greek revival farmhouse built in 1830, is situatedin a rural setting that offers a 180-degree panoramic view of its natural surroundings. The structuremaintains its set–back, rural location today.The Butler Armory, listed in 1991, was utilized for defense, and continues that use today. Built in1922 for the 112 th infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard by W.G. Wilkins Company and Joseph F.Kuntz of Pittsburgh, the armory was one of 37 laid out on a “T plan” design.Built in 1855, the Butler courthouse was built on the site of two previous courthouses. The site hadbeen the focal point for local government since shortly after the creation of Butler County. The structurehas a high Victorian gothic style with Romanesque accents.Butler’s first “skyscraper”, Butler County National Bank, was built in 1902 and 1903. It is a sixstorystructure. From the legacy of the oil, gas, and industrial boom in the region, Butler County NationalBank was founded in 1890 by prominent oil investors.Elm Court, the estate of Benjamin Dwight Philips, features a 40-room residence built around anenclosed central court. Completed in 1930, the structure was the headquarters for Mr. Philips’phila nthropic endeavors. Built by Mr. Philips, a scion of the T.W. Philips family owners of a large naturalgas and oil company in Butler, the building was one of two buildings in Butler designed by BennoJanssen.Senator Walter Lowrie House, (also known locally as the Lowrie-Shaw House) built in 1828,homeof United States Senator Walter Lowrie, is an early western Pennsylvania vernacular architecturestyle structure. Senator Lowrie served from 1812 to 1818, and was elected Secretary of the United StatesSenate in 1819, an office he maintained until 1836.John Roebling House, built between 1832 and 1835, is not a historic architectural structure.However, it is the location where Roebling discovered the stranded steel cable. Also located at the site is asecond structure, built in 1841, known as the Roebling Shop where the steel cable was manufactured.The Passavant House, built in 1809, is the oldest house in Zelienople. It was a wedding present forZelie Basse Passavant and her husband. Her father, “Baron” Frederick William Detmar Basse, the town’sfounder, named the town of Zelienople after Ms. Passavant.Historic DistrictsThree historical districts identified in the region arelisted on the national register. They include the ButlerHistoric District, Saxonburg Historic District, and theHarmony Historic District, (locally known as HarmonyNational Historic Landmark District). Four districts eligiblefor listing include Butler Industrial Historical District, SouthButler Historic District, Pittsburgh Circle Historic District,and Secular Harmony Historic District.The Harmony National Historic Landmark District inHarmony and Jackson Township is among a small percentageof historical places that have national significance. TheSecretary of the Interior has identified it as a NationalThe center diamond of the HarmonyNational Historic Landmark District5-20
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