No better testimony to the character of the climate can be had than in the longevity of the people of the town, it being of frequent occurrence to see men and women hale and active till long past eighty.
The climate and attractive scenery of Woodbridge began many years ago to attract the attention of people to the town as a place of summer residence. Families who came as boarders at first, often bought houses and farms, till at present
the demand has outgrown the supply. Several old colonial residences have been restored. New houses, ranging from the bungalow type to something far more pretentious, have been erected on commanding hilltops. In one section of the town on and near the "Main Road," there is a group of places occupied largely by members of the University faculty. and sometimes known as the "Yale Colony."
In spite of the fact that Woodbridge is so near New Haven, still the lack of public
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