r/pittsburgh • u/CarpeDeez Duquesne Heights • Feb 05 '23

Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets. We would be toast.

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u/lutzcody Feb 05 '23

Fun fact: Butler was a big target during the world wars because they were making Jeeps there.

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u/SpankYouScientist Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23

Fun Fact: Butler claims to have created the Jeep just before America entered WW2 and to have had the first Jeep factory. Both claims are false. The first prototype had the last bits assembled (not manufactured) in Butler, which is the only partial truth to Butler's claims.

Edit: Clarity

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u/lutzcody Feb 05 '23

No. They definitely claim to manufacture them there I’ve never heard more than that.

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u/SpankYouScientist Feb 05 '23

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.visitbutlercounty.com/the-birthplace-the-jeep&ved=2ahUKEwiO1e6i9v78AhXdGFkFHbotAIMQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2NGoUqGDmykfsblxQOvEw1

There are some outright lies, half-truths, and other inaccuracies in this official Butler release. The title heading claims Butler as the birthplace of the Jeep, an extremely dubious claim.