This is Vermont: Bolton Traditional Geocache
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Size: 
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Bolton Mountain.
Bolton
Facts
County:
Chittenden
Chartered: June 7, 1763 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 26,465 Acres = 41.35 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 103* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 72°53''W 44°22'N
Altitude: 342 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 971 [ Population Rank: 164* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 23.5 [ Density Rank:
172* ]
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Bolton's
relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242
towns, 4 gores and grants).
Bolton may have been named for Charles Paulet (sometimes Powlet),
the fifth Duke of Bolton. He came from a powerful old family, but
was not personally notable. His brother Harry, on the other hand,
who succeeded him in 1765, had a distinguished career in the Royal
Navy and in British government, and strongly opposed the war
against the American colonies. Benning Wentworth may have been
thinking of the Dukedom as a whole in choosing the name.
The men who bought the grant didn't get much for their money. The
Winooski River flows through the center of town, with tillable land
along its banks, but Bolton is otherwise rocky and mountainous.
W.S.Rann's 1886 history of Chittenden County refers to it as "the
land of boulders and bears."
The town has more than twenty mountains of over 2,000 feet, and
nearly as many more just under that height. Good spot for a ski
area.
About the
cache
The cache is a small preform type container
just off the beaten path.
Located in this cache are two code numbers. These numbers are
needed to locate the cache
This is Vermont: Chittenden County
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)