Roxbury, Pennsylvania

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Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°6′37″N77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°W / 40.11028; -77.66194
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 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.

Contents

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.