Fultonville

History

The present village is located near the site of the Mohawk village of Andagaron, which was active during the middle of the seventeenth century and located about a mile to the west. The first white settlement on the site was made around 1750 by John Evart Van Epps and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. During the American Revolution, the homes that were located here were burned. Fultonville was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal and was incorporated as a village on August 9, 1848. The West Shore Railroad, which was later absorbed into the New York Central system, erected a station in the village in 1889. John Henry Starin was born in August 1825 in Sammonsville on the north side of the Mohawk, when the Erie Canal was in its infancy. His father, Myndert, had a tavern along the river, and his grandfather, John, was a farmer who had served in the military during the American Revolution. The family was successful and had some money, but Starin would become one of the richest men in America as president of the Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. and as director of the North River Bank in New York City and the Fultonville National Bank. *Howland Fish - President *Andrew J Yates *William B Wemple *Thomas R Horton *Delancey D Starin *Howland Fish [Dem] [1848-1849] *Cornelius Gardinier [Whig] [1850-1851] *H.P. Voorhees [1852-1854] *Jeptha Root Simms [1855-1856] *Frothingham Fish [Rep] [1856-1857] *William E. Eacker [1858-1859] *T.R. Horton [1859-1860] *Warren I Ingham [1860-1861] *Joseph M Yates [1861-1862] *John H. Starin [Rep] [1862-1863] *J.A.O South Union Party [1863-1864] *William B Wemple [1864-1865] (1st Term) *John W Wilson [1865-1866] (1st Term) *John H. Gardiner [1867-1868] *William B…

Geography

Fultonville is located in northern Montgomery County at (42.946764, -74.369395), along the northern edge of the town of Glen. It is on the south bank of the Mohawk River with the village of Fonda on the opposite shore, linked by a bridge carrying NY-30A. The Mohawk River is part of the Erie Canal at this location. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Fultonville covers a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.27%, are water. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes through the community, with access from Exit 28. The Thruway leads southeast to Albany and west to Utica. New York State Route 5S (Maple Avenue) parallels the Thruway and intersects New York State Route 30A (Main Street) in Fultonville. NY-5S leads east to Amsterdam and west to Canajoharie, while NY-30A leads north across the river into Fonda and then to Johnstown, and south to Sloansville.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  6,431
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,571
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,420
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,295
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,192
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,991
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  4,408
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,388

Largest nearby schools

• AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL
  High · AMSTERDAM · 1,179 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMY
  Middle · AMSTERDAM · 817 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• FONDA-FULTONVILLE K-4 SCHOOL
  Elementary · FONDA · 525 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• HAMILTON-FULTON-MONTGOMERY BOCES
  Other · JOHNSTOWN · 489 students · 6.4:1 ratio
• RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACY
  Elementary · AMSTERDAM · 447 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · FONDA · 389 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL
  Middle · FONDA · 363 students · 10.7:1 ratio
• WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY
  Elementary · AMSTERDAM · 305 students · 14.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2020-03-11
  0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York
• M 2.79 — 2015-09-27
  New York
• M 2.76 — 2011-08-27
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 2.69 — 2011-08-25
  5 km WSW of Altamont, New York
• M 3.15 — 2009-12-13
  15 km N of Medusa, New York
• M 2.56 — 2009-12-13
  14 km N of Medusa, New York