This is Vermont: Colchester Traditional Cache
Hidden : 11/22/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is Vermont: Colchester

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!


Malletts Bay looking east with Mount Mansfield in the background.

Colchester Facts

 County: Chittenden
Chartered: June 7, 1763 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 38,592 Acres = 60.3 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 12* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°09''W 44°32'N
Altitude: 274 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 16,986 [ Population Rank: 4* ] Population Density (persons per square mile): 281.7 [ Density Rank: 13* ]

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


Named for one of the most prominent men in British establishment, William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, (among a number of other titles) Baron Colchester. In 1769, he supported King George's hardline heavy taxation policy for the colonies, casting the deciding vote against repealing duties and taxes. Ira Allen was the first Town Clerk, Colchester being one of the "Onion River Towns" first settled by Ira and Ethan Allen and their cousin, Remember Baker. It is easy to see why these men, as land speculators, wanted this gently rolling property with few hills. The grant records show the Burling family as grantees, though it was the next town to the south that is said to have been named for them. One of the most beautiful parts of Lake Champlain bears a name steeped in legend. Supposedly, an old Frenchman known only as "Captain Mallett" lived in the area at the time of Benning Wentworth's grant. Apparently, nobody considered him to be a threat, because he managed to stay put during the French and Indian troubles; it is rumored that the remains of his house were visible into the 1800s. All that remains of him today is the sizable feature known as Malletts Bay, with its marinas, summer residences and campgrounds.

About the cache


The cache consists of a large micro in a wooded area just off the road. Be careful if you park along side the main road. A safer place to park is on South Bay Circle about five hundred feet to the south.

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

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