- Renfrew, Pennsylvania
Renfrew is a small unincorporated village on the
Connoquenessing Creek in Penn Township, Butler County,Pennsylvania ,United States . It was founded by David A. Renfrew in 1882 on his farm. Once a thriving oil town, only the Methodist church is still active. The general store and the gas station have long been closed. In September 2004, Renfrew experienced massive flooding due to rainfall caused by the remnants ofHurricane Ivan . TheBuffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad runs materials to and from theAK Steel mill in Butler through Renfrew along Railroad St. Once used by theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad , it was at one time a thriving railway that would travel down to Pittsburgh.External links
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1883/83-28.htm 1882 history, gives information on David A. Renfrew and the town]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/95x34.htm 1895 history of Butler County, describing founding of the town]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=renfrew+pa&ie=UTF8&ll=40.806667,-79.965&spn=0.056326,0.135956&t=h&om=1 Google Map of Renfrew]
* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(David+Renfrew+Oil+Rig,+East+side+of+Connoquenessing+Creek,+0.4+mile+North+of+confluence+with+Thorn+Creek,+Renfrew+vicinity,+Butler+County,+PA)) Survey of the oil wells]
* [http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/2d/david_renfrew.htm David Renfrew]
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