Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, is a small borough in Butler County best known as the early home of civil engineer John A. Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
areaCode 724
878
associatedWithPerson John A. Roebling
associatedWithStructure Brooklyn Bridge (through John A. Roebling)
category Boroughs in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1832
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision United States of America
surface form: United States
county Butler County, Pennsylvania
demographicsDataSource Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
distanceTo approximately 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh
FIPSCode 42-68072
foundedBy John A. Roebling
Karl Roebling
founderOccupation civil engineer
foundingYear 1832
GNISFeatureID 1186940
governmentType borough council
hasAttraction John Roebling House
Roebling Park
hasHeritage German-American heritage
hasHistoricDistrict Saxonburg Historic District
hasLocalFestival Saxonburg Festival of the Arts
hasLocalGovernmentJurisdiction Butler County, Pennsylvania
hasMuseum Saxonburg Museum
hasPrimarySchoolDistrict South Butler County School District
historicDistrictListedOn National Register of Historic Places
knownFor association with the design of the Brooklyn Bridge
early home of civil engineer John A. Roebling
languageMajority English
locatedIn Butler County, Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnContinent North America
namedAfter Saxony
nearestMajorCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
originalName Germania
partOfMetropolitanArea Pittsburgh region
surface form: Pittsburgh metropolitan area
postalCode 16056
region Western Pennsylvania
settlementType borough
state Pennsylvania
subdivisionType borough
transportationAccess Pennsylvania Route 228
Pennsylvania Route 356
usesDaylightSavingTime yes

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John A. Roebling founded Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
this entity surface form: Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania
John A. Roebling residence Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States