Bruceton, Pennsylvania | |
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 Dedication of the Experimental Mine, 1910 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 79°58′53″W / 40.30472°N 79.98139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Borough/Township | Jefferson Hills, South Park |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Bruceton is an unincorporated suburb of Pittsburgh within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is part of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan region. Its western half is part of South Park Township and its eastern half is part of Jefferson Hills.
Bruceton 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 miles (or 298 km) northwest of Washington D.C.[citation needed]
- ^ "Bruceton, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "About NETL". Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ Clements, M.E. (1927). "Uncle Sam's Toy Coal Mine". Popular Science (July): 36. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2010.