Dunham Mill Pond Dam

Dunham Mill Pond Dam is a dam in Town of Bristol, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Dunham Mill Pond Dam is situated nearby to the neighborhood South End Historic District, as well as near Main Street Historic District.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Jacklin Lake Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Compounce and Lake Compounce Carousel.

Lake Compounce

Theme park

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Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol and Southington, Connecticut that opened in 1846. It is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States. Lake Compounce is situated 1½ miles east of Dunham Mill Pond Dam.

Lake Compounce Carousel

Carousel

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Lake Compounce Carousel is a historic carousel at Lake Compounce amusement park in Southington, Connecticut. It was designed by Charles I. D. Looff and built around 1890. Lake Compounce Carousel is situated 1½ miles east of Dunham Mill Pond Dam.

Bristol Central High School

School

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Bristol Central High School is a public high school in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. Its mascot is the Ram, and its colors are maroon and white. Bristol Central High School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dunham Mill Pond Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South End Historic District and Bristol.

South End Historic District

Neighborhood

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The South End Historic District encompasses one of the oldest residential areas of Bristol, Connecticut. Extending south from South Street along George and Hull Streets, this area's growth as a residential area's mirror's the city's growth as an industrial…

Bristol

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Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 60,833.

Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Main Street Historic District of Bristol, Connecticut encompasses much of the city's central business district, an area built up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Main Street Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Dunham Mill Pond Dam.

Dunham Mill Pond Dam

Location: Town of Bristol, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.64681° or 41° 38′ 49″ north

Longitude

-72.95148° or 72° 57′ 5″ west

Elevation

981 feet (299 metres)

Open location code

87H9J2WX+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 890349374

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4833105

Wikidata ID

Q31805570

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In Other Languages

“Dunham Mill Pond Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dunham Mill Pond Dam”

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