Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum is a natural history museum, at the Hogback Mountain (Vermont), Hogback Mountain Scenic Overlook on Route 9 in Marlboro, Vermont, West Marlboro, Vermont. The museum is surrounded by the Hogback Mountain (Vermont), Hogback Mountain Conservation Area, over 600 acres of protected forest land, with views of three states. The Museum was established in 1996 around the Luman Ranger Nelson Natural History Collection, one of the largest collections of native birds and mammals in the northeast, with 250 species represented. The museum's founder Ed Metcalfe intended the museum to serve as an educational resource for local communities and visitors to the area. Exhibits are focused on a taxidermy collection but also include a variety of small hands-on exhibits for children, a mineralogy exhibit and a variety of native live animals. The Museum presents a variety of natural history and environmental science programs throughout central New England, wes ...
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Marlboro, Vermont
Marlboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. The town is home to both the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum and Marlboro College, which hosts the Marlboro Music School and Festival each summer. History Named "New Marlborough" for the Duke of Marlborough until 1800,"Brief History of Marlboro"
on the Marlboro Historical Society website the town was a New Hampshire grant chartered on April 29, 1751 to Timothy Dwight and 64 others from ,