Bruceton is an unincorporated suburb of Pittsburgh within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Its western half is part of South Park Township, while its eastern half is part of Jefferson Hills.
Bruceton, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Dedication of the Experimental Mine, 1910 | |
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 79°58′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny County |
Borough/Township | Jefferson Hills, South Park |
Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
It is the home of the Experimental Mine of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, which originally opened in 1910.[2][3] It is also the home of the Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway connected to the B&O Railroad in Bruceton.It is 185 mi (or 298 km) northwest of Washington D.C.[4]
For years in the early 1940s the town hosted almost 100 scientists to help develop the Manhattan Project as a laboratory of the National Defense Research Committee including a month-long visit by Linus Pauling.[5][6][7]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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