12/17/2023 0 Comments Township tales mapThe name translated into English as “slippery rocks.”Īlthough the identity of the township’s first settlers are unknown, an 1895 history of Butler County reports that temporary settlements were made as early as 1796. Slippery Rock derived its name from Slippery Rock Creek, which flows west throughout the township’s territory and which was called Wescha-cha-cha-chapoka by the Delaware Indians, who traveled its length in Butler and Lawrence counties. Slippery Rock was the largest, covering the northwestern quarter of the county. Besides Slippery Rock, Connoquenessing, Middlesex and Buffalo were Butler County’s first townships. The township is one of four original jurisdictions formed when, on March 12, 1800, Butler County was created from a portion of Allegheny County. Slippery Rock Township has a history at least as old as its host, Butler County, and steeped in the influences of both Native Americans and settlers. This is the Keister Station, serviced by the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, circa 1900.
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