1911
Home of General William O. Butler
713 Highland Avenue
Efficiency Cabin, Butler Park
Scene at Butler Park
left, Lake Butler, 1941
Center, Park Entrance, 1951
right, Lake Drive Efficiency Cabin, 1955
left, Boat Dock And Lake
center, Trading Post
right, The Stable
left,
Shelter House and Picnic Area
center, Entrance, 1952
right, Cabin at Butler Park
left,
entrance,
1933
center,
right, 1933 Lake View
Swimming Area at General Butler
Camp Butler, where many of the National
Youth Administration
( WPA ) workers who helped build the Park were housed.
That's the 11th St entrance to the park on the left.
Thanks to Bill Davis for the image!
Butler Park Recreation
The Golf Course
Interior of the Lodge
General Butler State Resort Park
Lake at General Butler
Who's who in the Butler Family, here.
View from the Observation Point, circa 1945
The Committee In Charge of the General Butler Park Dedication
| "A gentleman from Carrollton informs us that Gen. Wm. O. Butler not only declines the Governorship of Nebraska, but does it rather indignantly. The worthy General is reported to have declared that he wouldn't be Governor of Nebraska even if they were o offer him the whole territory as his salary." from the Louisville Weekly Journal, July 5, 1854 |
left, New custodian's home at Butler Park
center, New enclosed shelter house
right, Man made lagoon
left, Rustic stone wall preserving cemetery and
park
center, Home of Maj. Thomas Butler, Mansion Museum
right, Shelter House
Kentucky State Parks published an annual in 1935 with a short
piece on each state park. Butler's pics are above, and the story is
here.
The Butler Park's web site is here
A site with a short bio of William O. Butler is here.
