It seems that the town was named
for Stockbridge Massachusetts, which in turn had been named for the
old English town of Stockbridge, Hampshire, where the name refers
to a bridge for the use of farm animals. When its namesake in
Vermont was granted, Stockbridge in Massachusetts already was well
known because of missionary efforts among the Indians which had
been made there earlier in the century by Jonathan Edwards and
others.
A few years later Vermont gave a grant of land (which happened to
be in New York) to some of the Stockbridge Indians who had been
displaced from their Massachusetts lands. The Indians sold that
grant, which became the origin of Marshfield.
The village of Gaysville derives its name from the families of
Daniel and Jeremiah Gay, who settled in Stockbridge quite early.
One of Daniel's sons, Merrick, secured the post office for
Gaysville and served as its postmaster for almost thirty years. He
also was town clerk for more than twenty years, and for another ten
represented the town in the Legislature. The woolen mill at
Gaysville was one of the Gay family enterprises.
Windsor County
Chartered: July
21, 1761
Area: 29,471 Acres
= 46.05 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 52* ]
Altitude: 734 feet
ASL
Population (US
Census, 2000): 674 [ Population Rank: 197* ]
About the cache There
is a small parking space next to the Gaysville Post Office. From
there you can follow the path along the rocks, There is no need to
climb down next to the river.
Cache is in a small lok n lok
hidden next to a popular swimming hole. CAUTION The rocky
ledges can be slippery. Be very
careful if wet snowy or Icy???? It should be findable
year round...