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California
South Pasadena
South Pasadena Meridian Iron Works Museum
913 Meridian Avenue
South Pasadena CA 91030
Phone 626 799-5230
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.villageprofile.com/california/southpasadena/11art/topic.html
Description located in one-time factory, grocery store, hotel and more
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Factory
Era 1887
New or Updated: 06/12/2003 |
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Connecticut
Terryville
Lock Museum of America
230 Main Street
PO Box 104
Terryville CA 96786
Phone 860 589-6359
Web Site
www.lockmuseum.com
Description Locks & lock hardware in 1859 Eagle Lock Company Offices
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Type Factory
Collection G-M Locks |
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Hawaii
Kalae
Molokai Museum & Cultural Center
Kalae Highway
PO Box 269
Kalae HI 96757
Phone 808 567-6436
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/activity/molhc.htm
Description former sugar mill, restored with most of the original equipment
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Factory
Industry /Profession Farming
Collection G-M Machinery
Era 1878-1889
New or Updated: 05/14/2003 |
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KS
Newton
Carriage Factory Art Gallery & Museum
128 East Sixth
Newton KS 67114
Phone 316 284-2749
Web Site http://www.carriagefactoryartgallery.com/
E-mail mailto:cfgnfaa@sbcglobal.net
Description quarterly exhibits of local & regional
artists in converted carriage factory
Type of Resource Gallery
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Factory
Owner/Operator: Newton Fine Arts Association
New or Updated: 5/12/2004 |
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Illinois
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
110 W Fremont Street
Arlington Heights IL
60004
Phone 847 255-1225
Web Site http://www.ahmuseum.org/
E-mail mailto:ahmuseum@ahpd.org
Description local history complex includes 1882 house, 1908 house, replica log cabin, and 1906 soda pop factory
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Factory
Collection A-F Dolls
Collection G-M Models
Collection N-Z Tools
Era 1900
KY
Russellville
Saddle Factory
280 E 4th St
Russellville
KY 42276
Phone
270 726-4181
Web Site
http://www.kentuckytourism.com/ListingDetail.aspx?LID=871
Alt Web
http://www.logantele.com/~loganhistory/saddle.html
Description
building includes work space and worker's
quarters on the top floor
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Industrial
Building Type
Factory
Collection N-Z
Saddles
Era
1817
Owner/Operator:
Historic Russellville
New or Updated:
12/19/2005 |
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MA
Attleboro
Attleboro
Area Industrial Museum
42 Union Street
Attleboro
MA
02703
Phone
508 222-3918
Web Site
http://www.industrialmuseum.com/
E-mail
mailto:info@industrialmuseum.com
Description
located in former metals refinery
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Factory
Collection
G-M
Machinery
Research
/Reading
Library
New or
Updated:
11/25/2005 |
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NM
Socorro
Hammel
Museum
600 6th Street North
PO Box
923
Socorro
NM 87801
Phone
505 833-3437
Web Site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmschs/hammel.html
Description
brewery, soft drink bottler, ice making still
holds much original equipments
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Factory
Industry /Profession
Beverage
Collection G-M
Machinery
Owner/Operator:
Socorro County Historical Society
New
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1/3/2004 |
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NV
Carson City
Brewery Arts Center
449 West King Street
Carson City
NV
89703
Phone
775 883-1976
Web Site
http://www.breweryarts.org/who.html
E-mail
mailto:Ann@breweryarts.org
Description
130 events annually, classes, meetings,
performances in former brewery
complex
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Primary Focus
Arts
Building Type
Factory
New or
Updated:
07/11/2003 |
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OH
Medina
America's
Ice Cream & Dairy Museum
1050
Lafayette Road
Medina
OH
44256
Phone
330 722-3839
Web Site
www.elmfarm.com
E-mail
mailto:elmfarm1934@aol.com
Description
one time dairy plant holds history of ice cream
from the cow on, 1905
soda
fountain, 1890's ice cream parlor
Type of
Resource
Specialty
Museum
Primary
Focus
Agricultural
Building
Type
Factory
New or
Updated:
7/19/2007
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PA
Boyertown
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
85 Walnut Street
Boyertown
PA
19512
Phone
610 367-2090
Web Site
http://www.boyertownmuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:mail@boyertownmuseum.org
Description
vehicles of all sorts built in SE Pennsylvania,
in factory complex used
from
1872-1990
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus Industrial
Building
Type
Factory
Collection N-Z
Vehicles
New or Updated:
3/19/2004 |
Texas
Brenham
Blue Bell
Creameries
Address
Brenham TX
77834
Phone 979 830-2197
Web Site http://www.bluebell.com/
Toll Free 800 327-8135
Description 40 minute tour of ice cream maker, film
Type of Resource Activity
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Type Factory |
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Vermont
Windsor
American Precision Museum Association, Inc
196 Main Street
WIndsor VT 05089
Phone 802 674-5781
Web Site http://www.americanprecision.org/Whatis.html
E-mail mailto:apm@sover.net
Description 1846 brick factory shows machinery and machine tools from the Robbins & Lawrence Armory
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Type Factory
Era 19th |
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Last Update:
03/29/2008 |
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