1847Hiram Cutting begins recording weather data from his own Vermont meteorological observatory as a special observer of the Smithsonian Institution. He also maintains the only dedicated astronomical observatory in the state. Feature DocumentHiram Cutting, Autobiography of Hiram A. Cutting of Lunenburgh, Vt., circa 1881. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History via Alexandra Izzard ’20 Curated ResourcesHiram Cutting, Meteorological Tables and Climatology of Vermont, 1877 Hiram Cutting, Catalogue of the Birds of Vermont, pages 211-229, 1884 Hiram Cutting, The Forests of Vermont, pages 203-242, 1886 Hiram Cutting, Trees of Vermont, pages 243-271, 1886 “Hiram Adolphus Cutting,” Vermont Historical Gazetteer “Hiram Adolphus Cutting, 1870-1886,” Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation |