Whitney Dam
Whitney Dam is a dam in Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Whitney Dam is situated nearby to Eli Whitney Museum, as well as near St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eli Whitney Museum and Albertus Magnus College.
Eli Whitney Museum
Museum
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The Eli Whitney Museum, in Hamden, Connecticut, 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. Eli Whitney Museum is situated 460 feet south of Whitney Dam.
Albertus Magnus College
College
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Albertus Magnus College is a private Catholic university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Albertus Magnus College is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Whitney Dam.
St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church
Church
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church is a parish church of the Episcopal Church located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1848, the original English Gothic church was completed in 1855 on Elm Street, on the site of a temporary chapel the parish built in 1849. St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Whitney Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prospect Hill Historic District and Prospect Hill.
Prospect Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.
Prospect Hill
Neighborhood
Prospect Hill is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of Downtown New Haven.
Whitney Avenue Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Whitney Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Location: Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Whitney Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitney Dam”
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