Editing Fulton, Oswego County, New York (section)

== History ==

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The city of Fulton is a community in two parts. The area on the west side of the [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]] was formerly known as "Oswego Falls" recognizing the nearby rapids on the river. (The name  "Oswego" is from the Iroquois word meaning "the outpouring.") It was one of the first regions settled in the original [[Granby, New York|Town of Granby]]. Settlements took place in two west-side locations, the "Upper Landing" and the "Lower Landing."  The community was incorporated as a village in 1835. In 1902, the Village of Fulton and the Village of Oswego Falls merged, and the resulting community was chartered as the City of Fulton. The two sides of the river have long been connected by two bridges-one known locally as the "upper bridge" (Broadway/NY State Route 3) and the other more commonly known as the "lower bridge" (Oneida St.) Both bridges have been rebuilt or refurbished a number of times during the history of the villages and city.

On August 6, 1931, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher [[Grover Cleveland Alexander]], pitching for the House of David semi-pro team, defeated the Byrne Sieberlings 5–3 in a game played in Fulton, NY. The contest was played before only 2,000 people. The Byrne Sieberlings, sponsored by the J. P. Byrne Tire Company, featured some of Central New York's greatest semi-pro ball players.<ref name="baseballhistory">{{cite web|url=http://syracusebaseballhistory.blogspot.com/2012/01/history-of-syracuse-music-chapter-16-no.html|title=Chapter 16 - No Pro Ball, But Great Semi-Pro's, Post Standard, Herald Journal & Industrial Leagues|work=History of Syracuse Baseball|first=Ron|last=Gersbacher|date=31 January 2012}}</ref>

The industrial nature of the small city led to a very stable workforce for many years. In fact, during the [[Great Depression]] of the early 1930s, the New York Sun newspaper (NYC) wrote a lengthy article describing Fulton, its residents and the strong local economy. It was headlined as, "Fulton, the City the Great Depression Missed."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eaton |first1=Leslie |title=When the Chocolate Melted; Nestlé Factory Closing Leaves Town Reeling |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/02/nyregion/when-the-chocolate-melted-nestle-factory-closing-leaves-town-reeling.html |work=New York Times |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

In 1942, [[Caroline Speare Rohland]] won a WPA commission to paint a [[United States Post Office (Fulton, New York)|post office mural]] for the town. ''Father LeMoyne Trying to Convert the Indians on Pathfinder Island'' was an oil on canvas depicting local Indians interacting with Europeans. The post office was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Oswego County, New York|National Register of Historic Places for Oswego County, New York]] in 1989.

At a May 2009 Common Council meeting, it was disclosed that the City of Fulton was exploring the possibility of merging with the neighboring towns of Granby and Volney to create one larger city. This idea has been floated several times before and has yet to come to fruition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.valleynewsonline.com/viewnews.php?newsid=85917&id=1 |title=Welcome to Gran-ful-ney? City council muses about possible merger with towns|publisher=The Valley News |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |date=June 6, 2009 |access-date=July 16, 2009}}</ref>

The [[Oak Street School (Fulton, New York)|Oak Street School]], [[Mount Adnah Cemetery]], [[Fulton Public Library]], [[Chancellor (tugboat)]], [[John Wells Pratt House]], [[State Street Methodist Episcopal Church]], [[David Van Buren House]], [[John Van Buren Tavern]], [[Volkert Van Buren House]], and [[United States Post Office (Fulton, New York)|United States Post Office]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20130301.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-03-01|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/19/13 through 2/22/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The Oswego Canal, which passes through Fulton, is included in the New York State Barge Canal Historic District.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Jean |title=New York State Barge Canal Listed on the National Register of Historic Places |url=https://www.canals.ny.gov/national-historic-places.pdf |website=New York State Canal Corporation Website |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> The West Broadway Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=wpiscool_xkz7mo |url=https://fultonny.org/2020/12/18/west-side-historical-block/ |title=West Broadway Commercial Historic District Listed on State and National Register of Historic Places |website=City of Fulton Government Website |publisher=City of Fulton |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>