Dudleytown, Connecticut | |
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Former populated place | |
  Dudleytown, Connecticut Location within the state of Connecticut  Dudleytown, Connecticut Dudleytown, Connecticut (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°48′28″N 73°21′08″W / 41.8078°N 73.3523°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Litchfield |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern(EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1931925[1] |
Dudleytown is an abandoned settlement, located in a valley known as the Dark Entry Forest, in northwestern Connecticut in the United States, best known today as a ghost town. Due to vandalism and trespassers, the site is not open to the public.
Since the mid-1920s, the land occupied by the village has been maintained by philanthropists as a private land trust, who worked to reforest the land after decades of agricultural use. Only a few traces, such as cellar holes, remain of the original village. Due to rumors of ghost activity beginning in the 1980s, the village site has been subject to frequent vandalism, and the owners have since closed the land to the public.[2]
- ^ "Dudleytown, Connecticut". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Campbell, Susan; Bendici, Ray; Heald, Bill (2010). Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-7627-5988-0.