Known for some years even in
state records as "Bakersfield alias Knoultons Gore", the town had
originally been granted to Luke Knowlton (Knoulton) of Newfane and
sold in 1798 or 1799 to Joseph Baker of Westboro, Massachusetts.
Baker had acquired title to the entire 10,000 acre town for £500.
Several changes have taken place to bring the town to its current
size, including the addition of parts of Fairfield and the former
Smithfield in 1792, the entirety of Knights Gore in 1795, and
Averys Gore in 1963. While Baker and his family are remembered in
the name of the town, it is Knowlton who was one of the state's
distinguished early settlers. And from 1784 to 1801 he served in
either the Legislature or the Governor and Council. It was probably
because of his office that his land was chartered fairly soon after
it was granted, and why he was the sole grantee of Bakersfield's
original 10,000 acres, an unusually large amount of land for one
man.
Franklin County
Chartered: January
25, 1791 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 28,617 Acres
= 44.71 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 69* ]
Altitude: 726 feet
ASL
Population (US
Census, 2000): 1,215 [ Population Rank: 129* ]
Park at the Jct of Goat path
and Lost Nation
Cache is in a PB jar and
should be findable year round.. It is at the top of the steep bank,
with a view of some waterfalls. So
you don’t need to climb
down to get the cache, but the view is better from
below. Be careful,
it could be slippery. Feel free to post some pictures of the
falls
.