Dudleytown Historic District

Dudleytown Historic District is an area that extends along Clapboard Hill Road and includes rural residences and farm buildings from earlier centuries. The East River flows through the region and several roads like Duck Hill Road and Tanner Marsh Road cross through the historic properties.

William Dudley, an English settler, arrived in 1639 and established the settlement in this area, which remained in his family's hands for a long time. Starting in the 1860s, the population and land use began to change.

The buildings show how rural families lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a schoolhouse from 1835 and farm buildings that still shape the village character today. These structures tell the story of everyday life from that era.

The area is today mostly built with residential properties spread along several roads that give a sense of the original settlement pattern. Visitors should explore on foot to properly observe the historic buildings and surrounding landscape.

The area preserves over 100 acres of marshland with stone walls that were historically used to control tidal water during salt hay harvesting. This ancient land management practice shaped the landscape and remains visible in the terrain structure today.