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Butler Eagle contributor

John Augustus Roebling was educated in engineering and even worked for the Prussian government for several years.

But when he settled in America in 1831, he was not planning to use his engineering skills. That changed in 1837. And thus began the Roebling legacy of entrepreneurship and engineering innovation that we continue to honor and want to preserve for future generations.

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Fred Caesar is the volunteer coordinator of the Saxonburg Museum.