FULTON COUNTY 



Fulton County lies in the eastern part of the state, its southern 

 boundary extending to within a few miles of the Mohawk. It 

 lias an area of 330,240 acres. Its extent from north to south is 

 approximately 17 miles, and from east to west .30 miles. The 

 population is distributed as follows: 



POFULATIOM BY ClTIES AND TOWNSHIPS 

 (Census of 1915) 





(city) .... 

 (city)* 



21.178 



10, 687 



493 



2,030 



516 



1,288 



2,694 



Mayfield 



2.095 







2,231 





Oppenhcim 



1,161 



Broadalbin 





Perth 



713 



Caro^a . . . . 





531 



Ephratah 

 Johnstown 







45,625 









*Johnstown is the county scat. 



Xote: Gloversville now has a population of 22,000. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



This county was formed from Montgomery in 1838, and named 

 in honor of Robert Fulton. 



The history of Fulton County is intimately connected with 

 that of Sir William Johnson, who was appointed Indian agent 

 and gradually acquired an influence over these people. His 

 first residence was fixed at what is still known as Fort Johnson 

 on the Mohawk in the town of Amsterdam. About 1761 he 

 removed to a place near the village of Johnstown. Previous 

 to the Revolution he was liberally inclined toward the colonists, 

 but his duty to the English government prevented him from 

 favoring the cause of the colonies. Before the opening of the 

 war, however, his son, Sir John Johnson, was appointed Indian 

 agent in his place. It soon became evident that the influence of 

 the new agent over the native tribes was unfavorable to the 

 colonists, and the havoc that was wrought among the settlers is 

 well known. 



The Sir "William Johnson mansion and block-house, erected in 

 Johnstown, 1762, are now owned by the state. 



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