1961 Map of Slippery Rock

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Slippery Rock Creek and Wolf Creek carve through this rural Butler County landscape, which by 1961 was defined by a mix of early industrial relics and academic growth. The campus of Slippery Rock State College sits at the heart of the region, surrounded by numerous historic milling sites including Courtneys Mills, Currys Mills, and Christleys Mills. These small water-powered nodes speak to an earlier era of local industry, while modern extraction is represented by strip mines and oil wells scattered across the township lines. The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad provides the primary transit artery, passing through settlements like Keister and Forestville. Genealogists will find significant detail in the locations of North Liberty Cem, West Liberty Cem, and Bethel Ch, alongside rural schoolhouses such as the Foltz Sch.