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Fultonville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. The Village of Fultonville is on the south bank of the Mohawk River in the Town of Glen. It is west of Amsterdam, NY. The village is often referred to as "South Fonda". ==History== The first settlement on the site was made around 1750, and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. Homes located here were burned during the American Revolution. The village was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal. Fultonville was incorporated as a village August 9, 1848. The original board of Trustees was: *Howland Fish - President *Andrew J Yates *William B Wemple *Thomas R Horton *Delancey D Starin At the time of incorporation, the village's population numbered 630. In 1875 the population had increased to 1220. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fultonville, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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