| 1806 | John A. Roebling born in Muhlhausen, Germany |
| 1820s | John A. Roebling attends Polytechnic Institute of Berlin |
| 1831 | John A. Roebling immigrates to United States, sets up farm community, Saxonburg, Pa. |
1837 |
John A. Roebling appointed engineer on Pennsylvania Canal project |
1842 |
First Roebling wire rope installed on Allegheny portage canal |
1844 |
John A. Roebling, Company builds suspension aqueduct across Allegheny River |
1847 |
John A. Roebling, Company builds suspension bridge across Monongahela River at Pittsburgh |
1848 |
John A. Roebling Company builds suspension aqueduct at Lackawaxen, Pa. (still existing) |
1849 |
John A. Roebling establishes Trenton, New Jersey wire rope factory |
1855 |
Completes railroad suspension bridge over Niagara river gorge |
1857 |
Eldest son, Washington A. Roebling, enters business |
1859 |
JohnA. Roebling, Company completes suspension bridge over
Allegheny River;
second eldest son, Ferdinand W. Roebling, chemical engineer, enters business |
1861-1865 |
Lt.Col. Washington Roebling, army engineer, war hero;
Roebling wire rope outfits U.S. Navy ships |
1862 |
Roebling wire rope in first Otis elevators |
1866 |
Roebling gets contract to construct Brooklyn Bridge |
1867 |
Cincinnati, OH - Covington, KY suspension bridge completed |
1869 |
John A. Roebling dies;
son Washington assumes supervision of Brooklyn Bridge construction |
1870s |
Washington opens "wire rope store" in New York, begins manufacture of woven wire fabrics; electrical wire market grows |
1876 |
John A. Roebling's Sons Co.(JARCo) incorporates with Washington as president |
1877 |
Charles succeeds Washington as JARCo president |
1878 |
Ferdinand establishes New Jersey Wire Cloth Company |
1883 |
Brooklyn Bridge completed;
Insulated Wire Division started |
1892 |
Washington and Emily Roebling's West State Street mansion completed and occupied |
1893 |
Eighty-ton wire rope machine erected - largest in the world |
1898 |
Roebling wire rope for construction of Panama canal
U.S. Steel makes purchase offer |
1902 |
Roebling Buckthorn plant ("Lower Works") opens in Trenton |
1903 |
Williamsburg Bridge completed over East River NYC to Brooklyn |
1908 |
John A. Roebling memorial, dedicated in Cadwalader Park |
1909 |
Manhattan bridge completed over East River NYC to Brooklyn |
1914-1918 |
10,000 Roebling employees;
aircraft control ropes; anti-submarine netting; devastating plant fires |
1917 |
Ferdinand Roebling dies |
1918 |
Charles Roebling dies;
Karl Roebling, founder's grandson, Ferdinand's son, becomes president |
1921 |
Karl Roebling dies;
Washington Roebling, 81, reassumes presidency |
1922 |
Lalor St. plant opens |
1924 |
Bear Mountain Bridge across Hudson River completed |
1926 |
Washington Roebling dies;
Ferdinand W. Roebling, Jr., grandson of founder, becomes president |
1927 |
"Spirit of St. Louis", Roebling-equipped. flies across Atlantic Ocean |
1931 |
George Washington Bridge completed over Hudson River NY-NJ |
1936 |
Ferdinand Roebling, Jr. dies;
William Anderson becomes president |
1937 |
Golden Gate Bridge completed, San Francisco, California |
1941-1945 |
75% of operations to war production |
1944 |
William Anderson dies;
Charles Roebling Tyson, 29, great grandson of founder, becomes president |
1952 |
John A. Roebling's Sons Co. sold to Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. |
1964 |
Roebling Division of CFI supplies cable wire for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY |
1968 |
Eighty-ton wire rope machine converted to produce 5" wire rope, world's largest |
1969 |
Crane Corp. purchases CFI |
1974 |
Roebling plants closed down |
1985 |
Trenton Roebling Community Development Corporation founded |
1989 |
Eighty-ton wire rope machine designated National Mechanical Engineering Landmark |
1992 |
Revitalization of Roebling "Upper Works" in Trenton begins; "Roebling Steel" play performed |
1996 |
Phase One of the Revitalization of the Roebling "Upper Works" in Trenton is completed with the opening of several retail establishments in the Mill Yards |