Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum
Location:
1401 Laubach Ave, Northampton, PA 18067
in Northampton CountyThe museum is located inside the Northampton Borough Municipal Building.Website:
atlascementmuseum.orgEmail:
atlascementmuseum@gmail.comPhone:
610-262-2576 (Northampton Borough Municipal Building)Hours:
1 to 3 p.m. on the 2nd or 4th Sunday of each month, May through September
We regularly conduct private and group tours, as well as school programs, by appointment (even during our off season). Please email or call 610-262-2576 to arrange your visit.Costs:
Free admissionADA Accessible:
YesPublic Restroom:
YesCategories:
ADA Accessible, Free, Industrial History, Kid Friendly, Museums, Tours
Description:
The Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum traces the development of the Atlas Portland Cement Company and the greater Northampton, PA community.
The museum honors and preserves the heritage of a legendary cement plant that employed more than 5,000 workers and quickly became the largest cement plants in the world, contributing to the building of the Panama Canal, and the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center in New York City. From the first bag of cement to its last delivery, the Atlas was a titan that would define the industry, inspiring the creation of over 60 plants in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. Our museum is the only Portland Cement museum operating in the United States.
Our large collection of artifacts presents the company and community’s story as seen through the eyes of the men and women who worked here. The cornerstone of the museum is a larger-than-life mural painted by Mr. Roger Firestone. It captures the importance of the men and women who worked here as well as their faiths, foods, social organizations, and traditions.
Our museum was founded in 1997 by Mr. Edward Pany, who was assisted by grants from the U.S. Generating Company and Mr. Frank Horwith.