Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°6′37″N 77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°W / 40.11028; -77.6619417251
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
- ^ 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
- Media related to Roxbury, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
communities
- Amberson
- Cashtown
- Charlestown
- Cheesetown
- Church Hill
- Claylick
- Concord
- Cove Gap
- Doylesburg
- Dry Run
- Fairview
- Fannettsburg
- Five Forks
- Germantown
- Greenvillage
- Greenwood
- Johnston
- Kasiesville
- Lemasters
- Lurgan
- Mainsville
- Markes
- Mason and Dixon
- Monterey
- Mowersville
- New Franklin
- Old Forge
- Pleasant Hall
- Quincy
- Richmond Furnace
- Roxbury
- Shady Grove
- Shimpstown
- Smoketown
- South Mountain
- Spring Run
- Springtown
- Stoufferstown
- Sylvan
- Tomstown
- Upper Strasburg
- Upton
- Vanilla
- Welsh Run
- Williamson
- Willow Hill
- Zullinger
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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