Woodstock, Connecticut is a place of great history and natural beauty. The video "Exploring Historic Woodstock Center" tours places along the Woodstock Common before walking along the portion of the Old Connecticut Path that is part of the National register of Historic Places. Highlights of the tour along the Woodstock Common include Roseland Cottage, the ancient cemetery, Woodstock Historical Society and Palmer Arboretum. Leaving the common, the tour of the Old Connecticut Path heads west along Hall Road to Eliot Rock where Rev. John Eliot preached to Wabaquassett Indians prior to settlement of Woodstock. The walk continues to Pulpit Rock where settlers met for open air church services in 1686 before construction of the meeting house.
To view the video, click on the picture (left) or the link Exploring Historic Woodstock Center
The Woodstock Historical Society and The Last Green Valley sponsor a "Walktober" walking tour of the section of the Old Connecticut Path that crosses privately owned land. Pictures taken during the October 2011 tour over Westward Hill and across the meadows illustrate the beauty of the land preserved by the landholders. The Old Connecticut Path on private lands is not open to the public. Please respect the land owners' privacy so that guided walks by the Woodstock Historical Society and Last Green Valley continue to be allowed.
For more information about the Woodstock Historical Society visit http://www.woodstockhistoricalsociety.org/
The Last Green Valley provides information on upcoming "Walktober" guided walks and visiting the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. Visit TLGV at http://www.tlgv.org
Roseland Cottage is maintained by Historic New England. For more information about Roseland Cottage, visit http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/roseland-cottage/roseland-cottage
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