Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 House in Roxbury | |
  Roxbury  Roxbury | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′37″N 77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Lurgan |
| Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17251 |
| Area code | 717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1185584[1] |
Roxbury is an unincorporated community located off the Blue Mountain exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Route 641 and Route 997 meet there.
Roxbury was laid out circa 1778.[2] A post office called Roxbury has been in operation since 1822.[3]
Notable person
[edit]• Carl Cover, (1893-1944) aviation pioneer
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Roxbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 217.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
External links
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