Description: An Amish buggy traveling down a back road in Butler County. The Amish established many farms in Butler County, including Chisolm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06880
Subjects: Amish--Transportation; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)
Places: Woodsdale (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Butler County, about 5 miles south of Hamilton, Ohio, on Dixie Highway two 3 story, 3 room additions to Fairfield Twp. School, July 14, 1936." Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. The county was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County is located in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_006_1
Subjects: Education; School buildings--Ohio; School--Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Butler County, near Okeana, Ohio. Addition to end remodeling, Morgan Township School- July 14, 1936." This is a photograph of construction at Morgan Township School in Okeana, Ohio. This building no longer appears to be standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_018_001
Subjects: Building construction; Grade schools; Education; School buildings--Ohio; School--Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Okeana (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the birthplace of Governor William Bebb and the Ohio Historical Marker denoting the site. It was here that William Bebb was born on December 8, 1802, the first white child born in Butler County west of the Great Miami River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06841
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Butler County (Ohio); Ohio--Politics and government; Historic sites Ohio; Historical Marker
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Contour plowing for spring tree planting in Reilly Township, Butler County." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_022_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Tree planting--United States; Farm life
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Well managed farm in Butler County." The photograph depicts a field of wheat in the foreground with a barn nestled in the background. Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. The county was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County is located in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. The county is generally rural, although urban areas cover twelve percent of Butler County's 467 square miles. The county’s largest city is Hamilton, the county seat, followed by the next two largest cities Middletown and Fairfield. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_004_1
Subjects: Barns--Ohio; Wheat--Growth; Agriculture--Ohio--Butler County.
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing an abandoned basin through Hamilton in Butler County, connecting to the Miami and Erie Canal between stations 11375 and 11386. Roads, properties, railways and other landmarks along the route are noted. A history of the Hamilton side-cut is provided on the map, which was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4929_007
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "View from hill at Middletown Hospital." Middletown is located in Butler County, which is in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_005_1
Subjects: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)--History; Middletown (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Oho)
 

Description: Caption reads: "CCC boys lining up fence posts in soil conservation program in Butler County. All materials are furnished by the farmer." The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in March of 1933 by President Roosevelt. This was part of the 'New Deal', which was intended to reverse the economic depression. Unemployed men between the ages of eighteen and twenty five were put to work on various government projects, such as road construction, reforestation, flood control, and and soil erosion prevention. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_002_1
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Memorial Building in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1906, to commemorate Butler County residents who joined the armed forces, as well as the first residents of Butler County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00298
Subjects: Butler County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Home of Samuel C. Landis, an early Ohio legislator, educator and farmer, built in Millville, Butler County, Ohio. This photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00319
Subjects: Butler County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Millville (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Butler County. corn being planted on side of terraced ridge as part of soil conservation program in Butler County." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_019_1
Subjects: Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Planting
Places: Butler County (Ohio)