Its a structure that might never be said and done. For about 30 years it has slowly risen and then decayed along the banks of Route 6 in Woodbury. Heading north on this road, just north of Flanders Road and on the right is the ruins of a st...one castle that never was. Most of us have seen it, while mostly everybody in Woodbury has. Rumor has that a gentlemen from Bridgeport named Cadillac Joe started building this estate in the 1970's. Then one day years ago, he stopped. This house is what it is today and makes for a road side curiosity for many travelers. Isn't that a great story!!!That said, most things in Woodbury where said and done many years ago. The origin of the town's name comes from the dwelling place in the woods. This was true when the first settlers arrived here from Stratford in 1659. The town was then official born as Woodbury 15 years later. Since then a lot has happened in Woodbury. Recently it has grown to be the Antique Capital of Connecticut, with a plethora of these shops around town. There are many historic houses that line its Main Street on Route 6 from north to south. Throughout town you can find many great places to eat as well. There is the award winning, Good News Café. The best donuts in the state can be found here at Dottie's Donuts. To top it off, the oldest Inn in the state know as The Curtiss House can be found at 506 Main Street. Woodbury even has skiing believe it or not, known as The Woodbury Ski Area which is located on it's Route 47, Washington Road. Just recently the area added a ziplinning, wall climbing and summer tubing across that street. The most interesting thing about Woodbury and the history that most people don't know about is it's Glebe House. You would think that the word Glebe would be the name of a family, but this is not the fact. The word Glebe is described as a church of furlong or rectory manor. Also, described as a land used to support a parish priest in a ecclesiastical parish. The story goes that the birthplace of the Episcopal Church, free of the church of England took place at this house in 1783. Just after the Revolutionary War it is here at the Glebe House that Reverend Doctor Samuel Seabury was elected the first Bishop of the New World and the very 1st Bishop of Connecticut. The stories of Woodbury run deep with history and seem to be complete. The Stone House on Route 6, well that a different story and one that might never be complete. Most things may be said and done here, but it's the incomplete ones that make the best stories.
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