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Butler (Borough of Pennsylvania)

a borough of Pennsylvania, the county-seat of Butler co. It is on Conequenessing creek, and on the Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh and Western, the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh, and the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroads. It is the center of an important mining and natural gas region. The chief industries are the manufacturing of cars, glass, flour, silk, brass and iron beds, etc. There is a court house, a hospital, parks, and a public library. Pop. (1910) 20,728; (1920) 23,778.