Permission for this cache has been secured, so don't worry about that! Just park in the driveway to the southeast (permission granted) or pull right off the road next to the cache, whatever floats your boat! You may get thirsty while you look for this cache though...
If you log this cache and haven't signed the register your log will be deleted. No Cheating!!!
Now, on to the historical value of this cache...
Once you're standing at the cache you should be facing a well-traveled, paved road (you just drove down it!) known as 8th Street. This street, believe it or not, plays a big part in the history of Montpelier. It started its life as a humble wagon trail known as the Oregon Trail, which pioneers traveling from the East used to get to places such as Oregon, California, and Washington. In 1864 Brigham Young, the leader of the LDS church, requested the area be settled. Settlers came and set up a town which they called Clover Creek, the town was a much needed rest stop on the Oregon Trail. The name of the town was later changed to Belmont, and finally to Montpelier at the request of Brigham Young.
Montpelier was a quiet settlement made up almost completely of Mormons until 1892, when the railroad was brought into town and a terminal was built. The railroad passes through Montpelier on the West end of town, and in 1892 it brought with it an unsavory group of people. What was before a Mormon settlement was now a community divided right down the center, Mormons to the East and railroaders to the West. A fence was erected right down the center of town to keep everyone to their own side; it even had a gate on Washington Street they closed at night. This fence ran right down 8th Street.
Years later, the fence was taken down and the road was upgraded from dirt to pavement, it was widened and served as the highway for many years. It was eventually bypassed when it was decided Highway 30 would come into town at 4th Street instead of 8th.