Canterbury in Northeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Prudence Crandall School

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019

1. Prudence Crandall School Marker

Inscription. In This House
Prudence Crandall
Held a School
For Negro Girls
1833

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 41° 41.89′ N, 71° 58.281′ W. Marker is in Canterbury in Northeastern Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of S Canterbury Road (Connecticut Route 169) and Westminster Road ( Route 14), on the left when traveling north on S Canterbury Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canterbury CT 06331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Windham County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Canterbury (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church Parsonage

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Canterbury Veterans Monuments (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War II Commemorative Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); St. John s Parish World War I Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Plainfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Plainfield World War II Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Plainfield Veterans Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canterbury.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Prudence Crandall and the Connecticut General Assembly

Also see . . .
1. Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury. (Submitted on October 3, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Prudence Crandall on Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 3, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019

2. Prudence Crandall School Marker

Prudence Crandall’s Female Boarding School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019

3. Prudence Crandall’s Female Boarding School

Prudence Crandall’s Boarding School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019

4. Prudence Crandall’s Boarding School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.