Eli Whitney Museum

The Eli Whitney Museum, in , , is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Hamden, Connecticut, USA
  • Also known as: “Eli Whitney Gun Factory” and “Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop”
  • Address: 915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Albertus Magnus College and St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church.

College
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is a private Catholic liberal… is situated 3,400 feet west of Eli Whitney Museum.

Church
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church is a parish church… is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Eli Whitney Museum.

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of south-central , United States…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prospect Hill Historic District and Whitney Avenue Historic District.

Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
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Eli Whitney Museum

Latitude
41.33578° or 41° 20′ 9″ north
Longitude
-72.91064° or 72° 54′ 38″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Named after
Eli Whitney
Open location code
87H983PQ+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 289317407
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4833839
Wiki­data ID
Q3867595
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Eli Whitney Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伊萊·惠特尼博物館”
  • Dutch: “Eli Whitney Museum”
  • Italian: “Museo Eli Whitney”
  • Japanese: “イーライ・ホイットニー博物館”
  • Russian: “Музей Эли Уитни”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East Side and Whitneyville.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Whitney Substation and Whitney Water Center.

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