Roxbury, Pennsylvania

Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
House in Roxbury
House in Roxbury
Roxbury is located in Pennsylvania
Roxbury
Roxbury
Roxbury is located in the United States
Roxbury
Roxbury
Coordinates: 40°6′37″N 77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°W / 40.11028; -77.66194
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
TownshipLurgan
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17251
Area code717
GNIS feature ID1185584[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

• Carl Cover, (1893-1944) aviation pioneer

References

  1. ^ a b "Roxbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 217.
  3. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.


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