This township contains more moderately uneven and level land then other towns in Central Vermont, although it is bordered by mountains and high hills on the east, west, and north. These elevations command charming views of the well cultivated farms and the farmers' neat and comfortable homes, dotting the landscapes below, and embracing a large portion of the whole town.

      The rocks underlying this township are entirely of the talcose schist formation. There are also beds of serpentine, steatite, and copper and iron pyrites in the central and northern parts, also a narrow belt of azoic limestone. Traces of gold in alluvium are found along Waterbury river and Thatcher's Branch.

      Prof. HITCHCOCK states that "these outcrops of copper have not been fully developed by mining, but that they may become sources of wealth." The intervales on the Winooski river are proverbial for their fertility, and rank with the best in the state. In all other parts of the town the soil is good, and well repays the husbandman for his labor. The original forests on the lower lands were composed mainly of hard wood, the sugar maple predominating. The mountain regions are covered with spruce.

      The Winooski river flows from the east, along the southern border of the town, with a very moderate descent until it reaches Bolton falls, three and a half miles below the village. Here the water has forced a channel through the rocks, and formed a chasm 100 feet deep and about as wide. On the south side the rocks are nearly perpendicular. Many of the rocks are o£ huge dimensions, and have fallen into the chasm in such a way as to form an imperfect bridge, which may be crossed by footmen in very low water. On account of their great dimensions these rocks have also formed several curious caverns. The other streams of much magnitude are Waterbury river and Thatcher's Branch, which, with their numerous tributaries and abundant springs, furnish an inexhaustible supply of pure water. The Waterbury river enters the town from Stowe, flows south through the western part of the town, and empties into the Winooski about a mile west of Waterbury Street. Thatcher's Branch also enters Waterbury from Stowe, and flows south through the town a little east of the center, and falls into 'the Winooski at the west end of the village. 

      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.