GC1J346 This is Vermont: Essex (Traditional Cache) in Vermont, United States created by catoz

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GC1J346 ▼

A cache by catoz Message this owner

Hidden : 11/22/2008

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is Vermont: Essex

This cache is part of the Vermont 251 Plus 4 Geocaching Club, an attempt to bring caches to each and every town, city and gore in the state of Vermont!

View of Mount Mansfield from Essex.

Essex Facts

County: Chittenden
Includes: Essex Junction
Chartered: June 7, 1763 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 25,214 Acres = 39.4 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 134* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°04''W 44°31'N
Altitude: 492 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 18,626 [ Population Rank: 2* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 472.7 [ Density Rank: 10* ]

*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Essex's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants).

Essex can be a bit confusing in the same way as the towns of Chittenden and Washington: none are in the county of the same name.

The name could derive from any of a number of sources, back to Essex, England; Benning Wentworth's specific intent is not known. The Earl of Essex at the time was William Anne Holles Capel, Lord of the Bedchamber and Master of the Royal Staghounds, not exactly highly placed in the peerage. Nor was he a friend of the Colonies: he voted against repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766.

Well watered by several streams and not too hilly, the land attracted settlers early.

A considerable number of IBM's microprocessor chips are developed in Essex (de-obfuscation: most people assume the plant is in Essex Junction, though the campus is not physically within village limits; the company refers to the facility as "IBM Burlington"). Did Thomas Watson's love of skiing influence the plant being located here back in 1957? You bet. Both the rail junction and proximity to Stowe contributed heavily in that decision and to the growth of Chittenden County. The town benefitted greatly in its school system and infrastructure, while the county and beyond (well into upstate New York similar distances within Vermont) benefit from the jobs (over 5,000, down from a peak of over 9,000 in the Eighties). The plant celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007.

About the cache

The cache is a regular size bison tube hanging in tree about 40 feet of trail. It should not be too hard to find as it is not hidden from view.

Affixed to the cache are two code numbers. These numbers are needed to locate the cache This is Vermont: Chittenden County

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