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Saxonburg in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

KDKA "Dog House"

1937-1940

 
 
KDKA "Dog House" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
1. KDKA "Dog House" Marker
Inscription. This little building housed a "Spider Coil" at the base of the KDKA 718 foot broadcasting tower at Saxonburg. It provided a smooth path for the 50,000 watt signal to the world.
 
Erected 2003 by Donated by Pamela A Walters, Esquire.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications.
 
Location. 40° 45.151′ N, 79° 48.567′ W. Marker is in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. Marker can be reached from North Rebecca Street, 0.2 miles south of East Water Street. Located in Roebling Park next to the Saxonburg Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saxonburg PA 16056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. German Evangelical Protestant Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); John & Carl Roebling House (about 800 feet away); Starke Family House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amelia Roebling Knoch House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ferdinand Starke House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ferdinand Baehr House Built in 1832 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick Bauman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Helmbold Family Home (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saxonburg.
 
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KDKA "Dog House" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
2. KDKA "Dog House" Marker
KDKA "Dog House" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
3. KDKA "Dog House" Marker
Located to the right of the Saxonburg Museum
Roebling Park sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
4. Roebling Park sign
Brooklyn Bridge model image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
5. Brooklyn Bridge model
Located in Roebling Park
Brooklyn Bridge plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
6. Brooklyn Bridge plaque
The Brooklyn Bridge
Designed and Built by Saxonburg Founder
John A. Roebling
This replica donated to the community by
"The Saxony Shrine Club"
2001 A.D.

Reldon W. Cooper - President Ralph B. Henderson - Project Director
Roebling Park plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
7. Roebling Park plaque
Roebling Park is the original site of the manufacture of wire rope (cable) by John A. Roebling. The property was donated to the Borough of Saxonburg in 1968 by Carl W. Wentzel and Lydia Wentzel Haseltine, whose great-grandparents purchased the property from John A. Roebling in 1882.
Roebling Park plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
8. Roebling Park plaque
Mounted to the (original) workshop.
Roebling Park National Historic Landmark plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
9. Roebling Park National Historic Landmark plaque
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the interior
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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