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Dudleyville (also called Dudleytown) is an abandoned town in Litchfield County in Northwestern Connecticut, about three miles outside of Cornwall. It was settled in 1738, and later abandoned because of the strange goings on there. Legend has it that the town experienced a high number of cases of insanity and suicide. Bad luck seemed to plauge the townsfolk until the smart ones packed up and left. Today the town is nothing more than a number of foundations being reclaimed by the wilderness. But even the woods are slow to intrude into this eerie place. Birds and wildlife are scarce here, and it has been described as a dead zone.
A film crew who visted the place described having trouble breathing as they neared the area, and experienced failures of much of their electronic equipment. Car batteries have a tendancy to die there. Sensitive people have told of very negative feelings in the ruins of the old town.
The town is marked by no tresspessing signs, so be sure to get permission before you try to visit. It sits on Coltsfoot Mountain overlooking the Housatonic River, just past Witch's Dam on Dark Entry Road.