Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Roxbury | |
Coordinates: 40°6′37″N 77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°WCoordinates: 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(s) | 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.[1] Route 641 and Route 997 meet there.
Roxbury was laid out about 1778.[2] A post office called Roxbury has been in operation since 1822.[3]
Notable people[]
• Carl Cover (1893-1944) aviation pioneer
References[]
- ^ a b "Roxbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 217.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania geography stubs