Historical Marker
Fr. Michael J. McGivney
Historical marker location:
1 East Main Street, Thomaston, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.)
The first lollipop-making machine was invented in New Haven, Connecticut in 1908 by George Smith. He named the candy after a popular racing horse called Lolly Pop.