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Fulton Mansion

Built between 1874 and 1877 by George Ware Fulton (1810 – 1893) and his wife, Harriet Smith Fulton (1823 – 1910), this imposing residence was named “Oakhurst”. The three-story French second empire style home is of plank wall construction, with ...

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Fulton Cemetery

Land for this community graveyard was set aside when the town of Fulton was platted by George Ware Fulton in 1868. The earliest documented burial is that of a child, Louis L. I. Greenough (1868-1869). The large number of childrens’ ...

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Fulton Community Church

Before the growth of fishing and tourism industries, Fulton was a community of only about 200 settlers. Although Sunday schools met in town, residents had to travel to Rockport for worship services. In 1943, Frank Walker, visiting the area on ...

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Fulton

Located on Aransas Bay, the city of Fulton has a history closely associated with the fishing and shipping industry. The town was founded in 1867 by Geroge Ware Fulton, whose mansion is an important local landmark. Schools, churches, and businesses ...

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Fulton Opera House

Built in 1852 and named Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton. It is considered an excellent example of the 19th century "Opera House." For more than 75 years, every major star of the American theatre appeared on its stage.

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Major General John Fulton Reynolds

(Left Side):Major General

John Fulton Reynolds

United States Volunteers

Born September 21, 1820

Killed July 1, 1863

(Right Side):Cadet U.S.M.A. July 1, 1837; Brevet Second Lieut. 3d U.S. Artillery July 1, 1841; Second Lieut. October 23, 1841; First Lieut. June 18, 1846; Captain March 3, ...

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Fulton Burying Ground

In 1798 Samuel Fulton and his father John, soldiers of the American Revolution, his mother Jane Dills Fulton, brother Thomas, brother-in-law Christopher Huston and their families, made the first permanent settlement on the bank of the Ohio River in present ...

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Fulton Fish Waist - 142 Beekman Street

Built 1885, Remodeled 1981

One of the district's most sophisticated architectural treasures, No. 142 Beekman (also known as 211 Front Street) was designed by George B. Post—later architect of the New York Stock Exchange—for a descendent of Peter Schermerhorn. The building's ...

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Evacuation Site – Fulton Landing

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

Near this location, the American army retreated across the East River to Manhattan after its disastrous defeat in the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776.

Badly outnumbered and cornered by British troops under the command of General ...

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Fulton Township

Lodi Mineral and Artesian Well

Salt discovered by Norbourn Thomas in 1829.

Capacity: 200 bushel of salt every 24 hours.

Depth 1,135 feet - Deepest in the United States at that time.

Artesian water of Medicinal value was discovered.

Became a Health Spa in 1921.

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