Saxonburg in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Roeblings
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011
1. The Roeblings Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 40° 45.183′ N, 79° 48.567′ W. Marker is in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is on North Rebecca St, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 E Water St, Saxonburg PA 16056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Brooklyn Bridge (a few steps from this marker); KDKA "Dog House" (within shouting distance of this marker); John & Carl Roebling House (approx. 0.2 miles away); German Evangelical Protestant Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Starke Family House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ferdinand Starke House (approx. 0.2
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Also see . . .
1. The John Roebling Historic Saxonburg Society, Inc. (Submitted on February 28, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. The Roeblings - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAhistory.com (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. John Augustus Roebling at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on November 2, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
4. Col. Washington Augustus Roebling at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on November 2, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011
2. The Roeblings Marker
Photographed by Unknown
3. John Augustus Roebling
(1806-1869)
Builder of several suspension bridges in the United States
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
4. The Roeblings Original Shop in Saxonburg
In 1831, twenty-five-year-old engineer John A. Roebling and his brother Carl led a group of German immigrants to Pennsylvania, to escape religious and political persecution in their homeland. The Roeblings settled near Pittsburgh in a colony initially called Germania, but later renamed Saxonburg. There Roebling created the world's first wire rope, first employed by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1841.
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
5. The Roeblings Plaque
John Augustus Roebling
Founder of Saxonburg,
Inventory of Wire Rope,
Designer of The Brooklyn Bridge
Who lived here 1831-1849
and his son
Washington A. Roebling
Engineer of The Brooklyn Bridge
Born here 1837
Plaque is mounted to building on the southwest corner of the intersection of Pittsburgh Street and Main Street.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
6. Saxonburg Historical Society plaque
John Ernst Herting House 1835.
Muder 1860-1964
John Roebling married Jane Herting and they lived here.
Muder's Funeral Parlor & Post Office Here in the 1930's
Plaque is mounted directly above the Roeblings plaque at same location.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 11, 2012
7. The Roeblings Plaques
Building on which the Roeblings plaques are mounted.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2024, by Buck Tanzi of Poughkeepsie, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 16, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
