Historical Marker

Prudence Crandall School

Historical marker location:
Canterbury, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of S Canterbury Road (Connecticut Route 169) and Westminster Road (Connecticut Route 14), on the left when traveling north on S Canterbury Road.)

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.