| 词条 | Dudleytown, Connecticut |
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HistoryDudleytown was never an actual town. The name was given at an unknown date to a portion of Cornwall that included several members of the Dudley family. The area that became known as Dudleytown was settled in the early 1740s by Thomas Griffis, followed by Gideon Dudley and, by 1753, Barzillai Dudley and Abiel Dudley; Martin Dudley joined them a few years later. Other families also settled there.[3] As with every other part of Cornwall, Dudleytown was converted from forest to farm land. Families tilled the land for generations. Located on top of a high hill, Dudleytown was not ideally suited for farming. When more fertile and spacious land opened up in the Midwest in the mid-19th century, and as the local iron industry wound down, Cornwall's population declined.[4] Geography and conservationThe village was located a few miles south of the Cornwall Bridge neighborhood of Cornwall. It was located in a valley, known as the Dark Entry Forest, due to the shadows caused by the mountains surrounding the village and access road. The town's abandonment has meant that barely any ruins of the original township survive.[4] During the early 20th century, old farms in Cornwall were sold to New Yorkers seeking a better life in the countryside, including Dudleytown, which has been privately owned since 1924 by Dark Entry Forest, Incorporated. The village site is today closed to the public and anyone found trespassing is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by the Connecticut State Police and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. In promoting the land trust to investors, a March 1924 prospectus for the Dark Entry Forest stated: "This society is planned to promote forestation, to run a wood mill, to promote conservation of bird, animal and wildflower life, and to afford a playground for you and your children and your children’s children."[4] Soon after acquisition the owners planted thousands of trees. During the 1930s, New York's Skidreiverein Club spent their winter weekends skiing on trails they built in the area; in the summers, they canoed down the Housatonic River.[5] Horse riding camps for children were also held on the site.[6] Rumors and vandalismA local rumor, that has been frequently shared on the internet, alleges that the founders of Dudleytown were descended from Edmund Dudley, an English nobleman who was beheaded for treason during the reign of Henry VII. From that moment on, the Dudley family was placed under a curse, which followed them across the Atlantic to America.[7] This curse is blamed for instances of crop failures and mental illness in the village. Local historians, however, have found no genealogical link between the Dudley family of Cornwall and the English nobleman, and have noted many other factual inconsistencies in the rumors. The village's decline has instead been attributed to its distance from clean drinking water and soils not well suited for cultivation. One confirmed case of suicide of a village resident took place in New York state, rather than within Cornwall.[7][8] Since at least 1990's, police in Cornwall have responded to numerous cases of vandalism, getting lost or trespassing at night in Dudleytown. The 1999 movie, The Blair Witch Project, about a haunted forest, prompted increased interest in the allegedly haunted village, increasing the frequency of such incidents. The owners of the Dudleytown property have closed it to the public, and neighbors and town police keep a look out for trespassers.[7] References1. ^{{Cite book | last = Cheung | first = Theresa | title = The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World | publisher = Harper Element | year = 2006 | pages = 174–175 |isbn=978-0-00-721148-7}} 2. ^{{cite book|author1=Campbell, Susan|author2=Bendici, Ray|author3=Heald, Bill|title=Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GEtnRV5w5B8C&pg=PA3|year=2010|publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=978-0-7627-5988-0|pages=3–4}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Harriet Lydia Clark|title=True Facts About Dudleytown|year=1989|publisher=Cornwall Historical Society}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=Chamberlain, Samuel|title=The New England Image|year=1962|publisher=Hastings House}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/forests/dreiverein.htm|title=Skidreiverein Club|author=Guest, Raechel|accessdate=27 August 2012}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/forests/darkentry.htm|publisher=Cornwall Historical Society|title="Dark Entry Forest"|date=2012|accessdate=4 March 2017}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite journal |last=Winkler |first=Robert |title=Birder's Journal: Old Curse Haunts New England Forest |journal=National Geographic News |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1030_021030_BirdersJournal.html |date=30 October 2002}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.legendofdudleytown.com/morex2.html |title=The Deaths at Dudleytown? |publisher=LegendOfDudleytown.com |author=Dudley, Gary P. |accessdate=11 April 2013}} Further reading
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