Waterbury
Facts:
Washington County
Chartered: June 7, 1763 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 32,246 Acres = 50.38 Square Miles
Population (US Census, 2000): 4,915
Town
History:
Waterbury was chartered in 1763, and many of the proprietors
resided in Waterbury, Conn., and New Jersey. Waterbury in Vermont
received its name from Waterbury, Conn., the home of many of the
original proprietors. Their first meeting was held in New Milford,
Conn., in 1770, and later meetings were held in Newark, N. J. After
the Revolutionary war their meetings were held in Vermont.
The Winooski River forms the southern town line and many smaller
streams merge with it here, it is an apt descriptive name for this
town, as well. There have always been three distinct villages:
Waterbury, Waterbury Center and Colbyville, which was a busy little
place in the 19th Century.
You can visit a RootsWeb to learn a great deal more interesting
facts about
Waterbury including its very first settler, a Mr. James Marsh,
who would not have been voted father of the year in 1784 when he
left his three oldest children in the forest for three weeks while
he went back to Corinth to get his wife and 5 youngest
children.
The
Cache:
This is a 'warm-up' cache as you head up the Waterbury Trail toward
Hunger Mountain. From the parking (N: 44deg 24.140 W: 72deg 40.520)
it is about 500 meters.
You are looking for a small round lock-n-lock hidden in a large
hollowed out tree. We have given it the 'winter friendly' attribute
but you should definitely bring something to remove snow with. The
tree does have a large wound at the base, but with 1 or more feet
of snow you will have to clear out the snow to get to it. Don't
worry, you will know what tree to start clearing out, it's the
biggest one around!