Gruesome stories of haunted towns and cities exist from coast to coast, including one that’s illegal to visit, Dudley Town in Connecticut.
Although many things divide or bring people closer together, one thing that almost always invokes an opinion is ghosts. For some, there’s no possible way that ghosts could be real. Meanwhile, others swear that they’ve been in the presence of one. Either way, it’s fun to speculate. However, a haunted town in Connecticut has been deemed in such despair that it’s illegal to visit.
Twisted History of a Haunted Town
The haunted town in Connecticut has an interesting and complex history that some have speculated dates as far back as the 1500s. However, Dudleytown, Connecticut, wasn’t settled until the 1740’s and 50’s, eerily in a valley called Dark Entry Forest, perhaps a coincidence. Perhaps not. Interestingly, the haunted town was abandoned in the 1800s.
A Story of Legend
Dudleytown was first settled by Thomas Griffis who was later joined by Gideon Dudley. His family followed shortly after, and by 1753, the Dudleys were on a mission to find a fresh start. Some even believe that the story began, tracing all Dudley lineage back to one “a Saxon named Dudd” Legend has it, Gideon Dudley fled to America hoping to avoid a longtime family curse after his father was beheaded. Unfortunately, the Dudleys are believed to have been partaking in a sort of dark magic involving a mythical book thought to open the gates of hell.
As a result, some have speculated they and anyone with whom they came into contact were doomed. Therefore, onlookers attribute the town’s numerous, unexplainable tragedies to the curse that the Dudleys had so desperately tried to outrun. Throughout its short-lived history, the haunted town had a reputation for repeated murders, suicides, or failed businesses.
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