This cache is part of
theVermont 251 Plus 4
Geocaching Club, an attempt to bring caches to each
and every town, city and gore in the state of
Vermont!
North Hero Facts
Grand Isle County Chartered: October 27,
1779 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 29,442 Acres = 46 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 53* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°18''W 44°49'N
Altitude: 116 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 810 [ Population Rank: 181* ]
Population Density(persons per square mile): 17.6 [ Density Rank:
202* ]
Tax Rates (2006): Homestead $1.3004; NonResidential
$1.232
*Area, Population
and Density rankings above refer to North Hero's relative position
among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores
and grants). Complete rankings are
here.
North Hero is one of the four towns
comprising Vermont's "Lake Champlain Islands."
Originally, North Hero,
South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel
Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town
known as Two Heroes. Hamilton Child's 1883 Gazetteer of
Franklin and Grand Isle Counties says the name referred to
Ethan and Ira Allen.
In
1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north
island), Middle Hero and South Hero, the last two sharing the
southern island and a representative to the legislature, hence they
were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely
satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and
renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called
the whole southern island.
The British maintained a blockhouse here at what is now known as
Blockhouse Point. They referred to it as Dutchman's Point. The
blockhouse guarded the entrance to "Carry Bay"' so-called because
it led to a very narrow tip of land referred to as the carrying
place. It was utilized by natives and other lake travelers as an
important portage or shortcut across the islands. A truly
fascinating note about this blockhouse is that the British refused
to abandon it after the Colonies attained independence and became
the United States in 1783. Not until the signing of Jay's Treaty in
1794 did the Crown feel compelled to part with this
property.
About the
Cache
The cache is a small Lock&Lock container hidden along the
nature trail at Pelot's Landing. It is winter friendly and should
be available at any time of year. Parking and the Trail Head are at
N44 49.336 W073 18.606.
There is no need to bushwhack. As you approach GZ your GPSr will
tell you to take a hard right over a bank. Don't do it! Continue on
the rail bed another 150' then follow the trail off to the right
and back to GZ.
Located in this cache are two code numbers. These numbers are
needed to find the cache
This is Vermont: Grand Isle
County.