Prudence Crandall Museum
The Prudence Crandall Museum is a historic house museum, sometimes called the Elisha Payne House for its previous owner. It is located on the southwest corner of the junction of Connecticut Routes 14 and 169, on the Canterbury, Connecticut village green.- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Prudence Crandall House”
- Address: 1 South Canterbury Road, Canterbury, CT 06331
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canterbury Green and March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road.
March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road
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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road is a historic site in Plainfield, Connecticut along the 1781 and/or 1782 march routes of Rochambeau's army. March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Prudence Crandall Museum.
March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road
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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road is a historic site in Canterbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, for its evocation of the march route French commander Rochambeau's troops in 1781 and in 1782. March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road is situated 1½ miles west of Prudence Crandall Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canterbury and Canterbury Center Historic District.
Canterbury
Village
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Canterbury is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census.
Canterbury Center Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Canterbury Center Historic District is a historic district in Canterbury, Connecticut. The district is centered on the town green, located at the junction of Route 169 and Route 14.
Quinebaug River Prehistoric Archeological District
Locality
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The Quinebaug River Prehistoric Archeological District encompasses a collection of prehistoric archaeological sites near the Quinebaug River in Canterbury, Connecticut. Quinebaug River Prehistoric Archeological District is situated 2 miles southeast of Prudence Crandall Museum.
Prudence Crandall Museum
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Canterbury, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.69808° or 41° 41′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.97166° or 71° 58′ 18″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
87HCM2XH+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 1015142862OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4841127Wikidata ID
Q7252955
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Prudence Crandall Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Prudence Crandall House”
- Japanese: “プルーデンス・クランドル・ハウス”
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