2.37 Ways to Woodstock - Thompson & Woodstock, CT

The History of Windham County by Ellen Larned included a map to buried treasure. Larned's map of "Ancient Windham County" provides the key to open the door for modern explorers seeking to rediscover the pioneer's world along the Old Connecticut Path. Come along on the journey of rediscovery along the Old Connecticut Path from the fording place on banks of the Quinebaug River across the 3 mile wilderness of the Thompson Woods to reach the Senexet Meadows of Woodstock.

Ellen Larned's route from Thompson to Woodstock reflects time before King Philip's War (1675-76) when the land was still home of the Native People and the English traveled on foot through the native lands. Two later routes followed by the settlers of Connecticut after King Philip's war are traced to the point where they converge with the Old Connecticut Path at Senexet Meadow in Woodstock. These "New" ways, better suited to wheeled travel, replaced the Old Connecticut Path as the way from Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut.

Over the passage of centuries, memory of the "Old" Connecticut Path faded. The "New" ways were improved and some of these were also cast aside. Using Larned's map as a guide, a world undisturbed can be found in the Thompson Woods where the magic of nature and imagination can carry you back to the land as it may have been experienced by the pioneers. It truly is a buried treasure!

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