Atwater Manufacturing Company, Southington

Name: Atwater Manufacturing Company
Address: Southington, United States

#20 among attractions in Southington

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The Atwater Manufacturing Company is a historic industrial property at 335 Atwater Street in Southington, Connecticut. The company, founded in 1867 and now known as Rex Forge, has long been one of Southington's major industrial employers. The ten extant buildings of the complex date as far back as 1912, and are an important element of the town's industrial past. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ()

Built: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 41°34'43"N, 72°53'54"W

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Southington United States

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Atwater Manufacturing Company – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Compounce, Wildcat, Zoomerang, Boulder Dash Roller Coaster.

4.3 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Lake Compounce, Bristol
110 min walk • Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol and Southington, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States.
4.5 miN
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement ride
Wildcat, Southington
115 min walk • Wildcat is a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. It was built in 1927 and is the park's centerpiece. It is one of the world's oldest roller coasters still in operation at the same location. It greatly resembles the now-defunct Wildcat roller coaster at Elitch Gardens Theme Park in Denver.
4.6 miN
Amusement, Amusement park, Theme park
Zoomerang, Bristol
118 min walk • Zoomerang is the name of a boomerang steel roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. Zoomerang is one of the forty-five functioning Vekoma boomerang style roller coasters in the world.
4.4 miN
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Boulder Dash Roller Coaster, Bristol
113 min walk • Boulder Dash is a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. Construction for the coaster began in June 1999 and was completed in May 2000.
5 miE
41°36'15"N • 72°48'31"W
Timberlin Golf Course, Berlin
127 min walk • Bars and clubs, Golf
2 miNE
41°36'11"N • 72°52'40"W
Bradley Barnes Museum, Southington
51 min walk • Historical place, Museum
5.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Meriden Mall, Southington
135 min walk • Meriden Mall is a shopping mall located in Meriden, Connecticut. At almost 900,000 square feet, Meriden is Connecticut's seventh largest mall, housing over 140 shops. As of 2022, the mall currently maintains the chains Boscov's, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
1.6 miNE
Library
Southington Public Library, Southington
42 min walk • The Southington Public Library is the public library serving Southington, Connecticut. It is located at 255 Main Street in a modern facility erected in 1974.
3.3 miS
41°31'53"N • 72°53'39"W
Barker Character, Cheshire
84 min walk • Specialty museum, Art gallery, Museum
1.3 miNE
Church
Immaculate Conception Parish, Southington
34 min walk • Immaculate Conception Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Southington, Connecticut, United States. Founded on September 19, 1915. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
107 min walk • Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area is a public recreation area occupying one-acre of land beside the Farmington River in the town of New Hartford, Connecticut. The site is located on the north side of the Route 44 bridge over the Farmington River. It is used as a put-in for canoeing, kayaking, and tubing excursions on the river.