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!
Alburgh Facts
Grand Isle County
Chartered: February 23, 1781 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 30,410 Acres = 47.52 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 45* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°17'W 44°58'N
Altitude: 124 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 1,952 [ Population Rank: 87* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 41.1 [ Density Rank: 107* ]
Tax Rates (2006): Homestead $1.5113; NonResidential $1.6795
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Alburgh's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Not really an island, Alburgh is actually a peninsula reaching south into the lake from Quebec. It has no land connection to either New York or Vermont or, for that matter, to the United States.
Alburgh was charted February 23, 1781 by Ira Allen and 64 others. Allen paid for the charting and the name of the town is probably derived from "Allensburgh". In 1781 Allen was part of the commission that negotiated the Vermont-New York boundary, placing the Alburgh Tongue in Vermont. In 1783 the Canada–United States border was established at the 45th parallel north, making the Vermonter claims to the land undisputed.
In April 2006, the Vermont Board of Libraries (in its capacity as the authority on Vermont place-names) approved Alburgh's request to change its name from Alburg to Alburgh after a majority vote on town meeting day. The name had been changed in the 19th century by the US Post Office against the town's wishes and finally reverted after years of requests.
About the cache
The cache container is a soda bottle preform. It is winter friendly and should be available at any time of year. Please approach through the cemetery.
Located in this cache are two code numbers. These numbers are needed to find the cache This is Vermont: Grand Isle County.