Manchester, Census-designated place in Hartford County, Connecticut, US
The urban center of Manchester extends over 6.5 square miles, featuring residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and multiple parks within its boundaries.
The area transformed from Podunk tribe camping grounds in 1673 to an industrial center when the Cheney family established their silk manufacturing operations in 1838.
The Manchester Pipe Band, established in 1914, maintains its status as the second-oldest operating pipe band in the United States.
The town provides extensive public services through its Water and Sewer Department, which currently updates the water service line inventory following EPA regulations.
The Pitkin Glassworks received a 25-year glass manufacturing monopoly after supplying gunpowder to the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Location: Capitol Planning Region
Location: Hartford County
Inception: 1672
Elevation above the sea: 83 m
Website: http://townofmanchester.org
GPS coordinates: 41.77528,-72.52417
Latest update: May 29, 2025 18:13
Pratt & Whitney Stadium
8.1 km
Gay City State Park
8.9 km
Cheney Brothers Historic District
1.2 km
Crossroads Community Cathedral
4.6 km
Lutz Children's Museum
2.2 km
Downtown Main Street Historic District
9.8 km
Talcottville Historic District
5.4 km
Pitkin Glassworks Ruin
1.7 km
Manchester Main Post Office
186 m
Fifth Camp of Rochambeau's Infantry
8 km
Makens Bemont House
8.4 km
Gideon Welles House
9.9 km
Oliver White Tavern
8.3 km
Case Brothers Historic District
3.2 km
Selden Brewer House
9.7 km
Windsor Farms Historic District
10 km
Bolton Green Historic District
8 km
Elmore Houses
6.6 km
Union Village Historic District
2.4 km
Manchester Historic District
682 m
Valley Falls Cotton Mill Site
8.4 km
Dr. Elizur Hale House
8.4 km
Sharpe's Trout Hatchery Site
8.4 km
Woodbridge Farmstead
2.2 km
Gilman-Hayden House
9.3 km
Central Avenue-Center Cemetery Historic District
9.8 km
Naubuc Avenue-Broad Street Historic District
9.9 km
Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum
9 kmReviews
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