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RoyalIndependence500 t1_iuhf243 wrote

There is also the Williamstown Gulf. It has to do with the ancient lake beds that covered Vermont in the past. Lake Champlain was actually a sea, and I believe the gulfs were formed when ice dams broke and sent water towards the Connecticut River. That’s my general understanding but others may be able to provide more detail.

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Vermalien OP t1_iuhm6hn wrote

This is what I thought as well; that it has to do with the ancient sea that covered the area. We’re getting somewhere!

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SVTer t1_iugsjw2 wrote

Proctorsville gulf

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reefer_roulette t1_iuhflk9 wrote

I don’t know why they’re called gulfs, but there are others and some over in New Hampshire too.

It seems like they all have terrain in common - usually steep, almost vertical, ledgy/rocky land with a road that winds along a stream or small river. It’s almost always dark, mossy and narrow. Like a deep ravine I guess.

That’s just my observations after wondering the same thing.

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Jmacaroni25 t1_iugpk7a wrote

Rt 14 in Brookfield and rt 12 in snowsville. Two I know of

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reverievt t1_iug924l wrote

Isn’t it Granville Gulch?

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Vermalien OP t1_iug9old wrote

Not what the sign says, so I’m inclined to say no.

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reverievt t1_iugaiqz wrote

I googled. Granville Gulch and Granville Gulf both seem legit. Maybe someone who lives there can explain.

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vtmosaic t1_iugbf7x wrote

We don't call then gulches in VT. That's a more Western term. Gulfs, in VT.

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reefer_roulette t1_iuhfvth wrote

Oddly I’ve heard gulch used more in New Hampshire too. I hiked the ice gulch trail one year. There’s ice and snow until July out there under/near all the rocks.

Edit: I thought that link had better info than just a map, basically.

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colbytron t1_iuhte63 wrote

I grew up in Granville, it's a gulf. Why? Couldn't tell you. Maybe it's an old term from the English settlers that has gone out of fashion.

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