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Dudleytown, CT - Where Everyone Went Mad

Another abandoned town, the legend surrounding Dudleytown, Connecticut, reads like something out of a horror story. The town was originally settled in 1738, but it wouldn't be until 1747 that the town's namesake family arrived. The stories go that the Dudleys had some run-ins with the plague and royalty back in England, with a member of the family even having his head chopped off. Untimely deaths and people going mad caused residents to leave the town until there was nobody left.

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Or at least that's how the story goes. Today, the site is a nature park that travelers can visit, according to The New York Times. There are also a couple of private homes still left in the area.