Honoring and Preserving
We honor and preserve the heritage of the Atlas Portland Cement Company and its legendary cement plant in Northampton, PA – which, at its height, employed more than 5,000 workers and was the largest cement plant in the world.
As the only Portland Cement museum operating in the United States, the Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum in Northampton tells the story of the Atlas through the eyes of the men and women who worked here.
“The Atlas plants are now sleeping … but the memories of the men and women who worked there will live forever.”
Frank WolferAtlas employee of more than 45 years
Visitors from Forks Township
Recently we enjoyed welcoming the team from Oldcastle APG of Forks Township for a private tour of the museum, letting them see firsthand our cement story in the Lehigh Valley.
We’d love to welcome your group for your own private tour! Please contact us through the website or call us 610-262-2576 to arrange your group tour.
“One of the happiest days in my life was when I was hired as a clerk for $50.00 a month, in 1920. I wanted to do a good job for the Atlas.”
Mabel Scheetz Rice
Historic Projects
- Black-and-white historical photograph of the Empire State Building in New York, NYEmpire State Building151,000 barrels of Atlas Cement
- Black-and-white historical photograph the Panama Canal under construction.Panama Canal8,000,000 barrels of Atlas Cement
- Black-and-white historical photograph of Rockefeller Center in New York, NYRockefeller Center450,000 barrels of Atlas Cement
To learn more about these and other projects, plan your museum visit.
“When the Panama Canal was given to Panama, part of Northampton was lost.”
Beatrice DeemerAtlas employee of 38 years