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Fultonham is a hamlet in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, United States. Fultonham is located within the historic Schoharie Valley.
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Fultonham is positioned between Breakabeen and Middleburgh.
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Fultonham is a hamlet in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, United States. Fultonham is located within the historic Schoharie Valley.
Fultonham is positioned between Breakabeen and Middleburgh.
The town of Fulton was colonized by the British in the early 18th Century. The hamlet of Fultonham grew out of this and became a minor station in Schoharie County.
Governor William C. Bouck lived as a farmer on Bouck's Island near Fultonham. His son and brother who both served in the US Congress, also lived in Fultonham.
Revolutionary War hero Timothy Murphy lived outside of Fultonham. Murphy is best remembered for killing British General Frasier during the Battle of Saratoga.
Franklinton is a Hamlet in Middleburgh as you go up Gates Hill Fultonham is just several miles south of Vroman's Nose. This general area, along Route 30 is known as an excellent biking area.
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,532. The county seat is Fonda. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec.
Schoharie County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,714, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is Schoharie. "Schoharie" comes from a Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood." Schoharie County is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fulton is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census. Within the town of Fulton are the hamlets of Breakabeen and Fultonham. The town is in the center of the county and is also one of the larger towns in the county. Fulton is west of Albany.
Middleburgh is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2010 census. The Village of Middleburgh is in the southwestern part of the Town of Middleburgh and is west of Albany.
Middleburgh is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,515 at the 2000 census.
Schoharie is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 922 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Schoharie County. The name is a native word for driftwood.
The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains, northwest of the Capital District. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region's counties have a combined population of 622,133 people. In addition to the Mohawk River valley, the region contains portions of other major watersheds such as the Susquehanna River.
Timothy Murphy was an American soldier who fought during the Revolutionary War. In the Saratoga campaign, Murphy is reputed to have shot and killed British Army officers Sir Francis Clerke and Simon Fraser. Murphy's life is the subject of a 1953 novel titled The Rifleman.
William Christian Bouck was an American politician from New York. He was the 13th Governor of New York, from 1843 to 1844.
New York State Route 30 (NY 30) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for 300.71 miles (483.95 km) from an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier to the US–Canada border in the state's North Country, where it continues into Quebec as Route 138. On a regional level, the route serves to connect the Catskill Park to the Adirondack Park. In the latter, NY 30 is known as the Adirondack Trail. Aside from the state parks, the route serves the city of Amsterdam and several villages.
Gabriel Bouck was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives for two terms. He also served as Wisconsin's 6th Attorney General and was the 24th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. During the American Civil War he served as a Union Army officer.
The Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society is a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS). It focuses on the history of the railroads and related social, economic, and cultural institutions of the Catskill and Hudson Valley regions. That history, which began with the charter of the Catskill & Ithaca Railroad in 1828, encompasses numerous proposed and built railroads and trolley lines within Ulster, Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Albany and Otsego counties.
Joseph Bouck was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York serving one term from 1831 to 1833.
Vroman's Nose is a prominent geological feature in the town of Fulton, in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It is among the more popular hiking sites in upstate New York and is of significant historical note.
Breakabeen is a hamlet in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County, New York, United States. This hamlet played a role during the American Revolution and is home to a historic cemetery. Breakabeen is one of the hamlets that are situated in the Schoharie Valley. A number of structures in the hamlet are included in the Breakabeen Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Bouck's Island is a farm near Breakabeen, New York within the town of Fulton, Schoharie County, New York near Fultonham, New York. Bouck's Island was the home of former New York governor William C. Bouck. Congressman Joseph Bouck was born on Bouck's Island and Wisconsin Congressman Gabriel Bouck once lived there.
The Schoharie Valley is a corridor that runs through Schoharie County from Schoharie, New York to Gilboa, New York.
Bouck's Falls is located in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County, New York. This 170-foot (52 m) waterfall is named after the family of former New York Governor William C. Bouck. The waterfall and surrounding lands and waterways are privately owned.
One of New York State's 62 counties, Schoharie County was created with its own borders in 1795. The modern-day area of Schoharie County once fell under the boundaries of the expansive Albany County. Numerous times after the 1683 creation of Albany County, partitions of its area were divided up reassigning parts of the land under new dominions. Partitions that were designated in a 1795 change rendered a parcel to be known as Schoharie County from portions of Albany County's territory.
Panther Creek is a river in Schoharie County in the state of New York. It flows into the Schoharie Creek by Breakabeen.
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