Ferdinand
Facts:
Essex County
Chartered: October 12, 1761 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 33,974 Acres = 53.08 Square Miles
Population (US Census, 2000): 33
Town
History:
In yet another obvious attempt to win favor with the Crown, Benning
Wentworth named the town for a relative of King George III, Prince
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lüneberg
Ferdinand is literally a place to pass through on your way to
somewhere else: approximately five miles of Route 105 are the only
road in town, connecting Brighton with Brunswick. A railroad
crossing known as Wenlock is as close as we come to anything
resembling a village. It was once Ferdinand's lone post office, the
majority of its business being the now defunct Beattie Lumber Mill.
Wenlock was the name of a town that was divided between Ferdinand
and Brunswick in 1853; the post office closed in 1923. You can
visit Virtual Vermont to learn more interesting facts about
Ferdinand
The
Cache:
This was quite an adventure getting to this spot. I got to ride in
the Big Black Truck on some very slippery and snowy roads. QDad
thinks it great to do all this exploring of our state, but I was
kinda scared getting here. The hike to the cache is about 500meters
each way. A gradual uphill from the trail head almost all the way
to the pond.
You are looking for a sandwich sized lock-n-lock. It is a winter
friendly stump (up until about 4' of snow or so), then you might
want to bring a shovel!
Sasha and I hope you have fun searching for the cache, and a great
time discovering Vermont!
Sasha walking
QGirl