Historical Marker
Eli Whitney Armory
Historical marker location:
915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Armory Street, on the right when traveling north on Whitney Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2003
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.