This is Vermont: Woodstock Wherigo Cache

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catoz: Why is it everytime I place a cache in a tree with a nice hollowed out opening to place a cache they either cut it down or it falls down on it's own???!!!

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Hidden : 8/7/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is Vermont: Woodstock

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!


Middle Bridge

Woodstock Facts

 County: Windsor
Chartered: July 10, 1761 (Vermont Charter)
Town Incorporated: 1837
Area: 44.6 Square Miles
Coordinates (Geographic Center): N43° 37'25" W 72° 31'10"
Altitude: 1132 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2010): 3,048
Population Density (persons per square mile): 68


Chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth on July 10, 1761, the town was a New Hampshire grant to David Page and 61 others. It was named after Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England, as an homage to both Blenheim Palace and its owner, George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. The town was first settled in 1768 by James Sanderson and his family. In 1776, Major Joab Hoisington built a gristmill, followed by a sawmill, on the south branch of the Ottauquechee River.

Although the Revolution slowed settlement, Woodstock developed rapidly once the war ended in 1783. The Vermont General Assembly met here in 1807 before moving the next year to the new capital at Montpelier. Waterfalls in the Ottauquechee River provided water power to operate mills. Factories made scythes and axes, carding machines, and woolens. There was a machine shop and gunsmith shop. Manufacturers also produced furniture, wooden wares, window sashes and blinds. Carriages, horse harnesses, saddles, luggage trunks and leather goods were also manufactured. By 1859, the population was 3,041. The Woodstock Railroad opened to White River Junction on September 29, 1875, carrying freight and tourists. The Woodstock Inn opened in 1892.

The Industrial Revolution helped the town grow prosperous. The economy is now largely driven by tourism. Woodstock has the 20th highest per-capita income of Vermont towns as reported by the United States Census, and a high percentage of homes owned by non-residents. The town's central square, called the Green, is bordered by restored late Georgian, Federal Style, and Greek Revival houses. The cost of real estate in the district adjoining the Green is among the highest in the state.[citation needed] The seasonal presence of wealthy second-home owners from cities such as Boston and New York has contributed to the town's economic vitality and livelihood, while at the same time diminished its accessibility to native Vermonters

About the cache

To find this cache you must first complete the corresponding WhereIGo cartridge. You can download the cartridge by clicking here --> This is Vermont: Woodstock. This cartridge has been tested on a Garmin Colorado 400t and also using the "Where You Go" app on a Motorola Razr M smartphone.

The terrain rating of 3 reflects the overall WhereIGo experience. The actual physical cache at the end has a terrain rating of 1.5 or 2, depending on your individual height.
NOTE: The marker at the second stop is currently missing. It's probably been there for fifty years and sure enough as soon as I need it for this cache it goes missing!! Anyways, when you get to this spot the answer you need is... 1802

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