From as far away as California and Canada, thousands are expected to come to Butler this weekend for the fourth annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, an event that turns a spotlight on Butler as the birthplace of the Bantam Jeep — a vehicle that was created to benefit the Allied forces of World War II.
“It’s a national event. We’re attracting people from all over the United States and Canada,” festival director Patti Jo Lambert said, who noted that no other event in Butler County attracts people from as far away as the Jeep festival.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette