Folly Pond
Folly Pond is a pond in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Folly Pond is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cheney Brothers Historic District, as well as near Manchester Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manchester Memorial Hospital and Howell Cheney Technical High School.
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Manchester Memorial Hospital is a 249-bed community hospital located in central Manchester, Connecticut, an eastern Connecticut community about 10 minutes east of Hartford. Manchester Memorial Hospital is situated 2 miles northeast of Folly Pond.
Howell Cheney Technical High School
School
Howell Cheney Technical High School, or Cheney Tech, is a technical high school in Manchester, Connecticut. It was established in 1915 by Howell Cheney as a textile school, in order to provide training for those wishing to work at the local silk mills.
Wickham Park
Park
Wickham Park is a nonprofit, private foundation in Manchester and a small part of East Hartford, Connecticut. The park contains 280 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas and sports facilities, among other attractions. Wickham Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Folly Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheney Brothers Historic District and Manchester Historic District.
Cheney Brothers Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The 175-acre district includes over 275 mill buildings, workers houses, churches, schools and Cheney family mansions.
Manchester Historic District
Neighborhood
Main Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Main Street Historic District encompasses most of the historic central business district of Manchester, Connecticut. It runs along Main Street between Eldridge and Center Streets, including the cluster of civic and municipal buildings at Center Park. Main Street Historic District is situated 1½ miles east of Folly Pond.
Folly Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76255° or 41° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-72.5534° or 72° 33′ 12″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87H9QC7W+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 558933797OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
4834609
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