Editing Fulton County, New York (section)

==History==
{{See also|Montgomery County, New York}}

In 1838, Fulton County was split off from Montgomery, shortly after the Montgomery county seat was moved to [[Fonda, New York|Fonda]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The creation of Fulton County was engineered by Johnstown lawyer [[Daniel Cady]], whose wife was a cousin of [[Robert Fulton]].<ref>[http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/research/special_guests/gary_boyd_roberts/69_659_469.asp New England Historic Genealogical Society<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032343/http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/research/special_guests/gary_boyd_roberts/69_659_469.asp |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>

Fulton County was created on April 18, 1838, by a partition of [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]] County, resulting in a county with an area of {{convert|550|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name="NYLAWS FULTON1">New York. ''Laws of New York.'': 1838, 61st Session, Chapter 332, Section 1, Page 328.</ref>

The old [[Tryon County, New York|Tryon County]] courthouse, built in 1772, later the Montgomery County courthouse, became the [[Fulton County Courthouse (New York)|Fulton County Courthouse]], where it is New York's oldest operating courthouse.

One adjustment has been made to the area of Fulton County. On April 6, 1860, {{convert|10|sqmi|km2}} on the northern border was transferred to [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton]] in the vicinity of Sacandaga Park.<ref name="NYLAWS FULTON2">New York. ''Laws of New York.'': 1860, 83rd Session, Chapter 178; Page 298.</ref> This resulted in the Fulton County that exists today.

In the mid-18th century, [[Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet|Sir William Johnson]], founder of [[Fort Johnson, New York|Fort Johnson]] in [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]] and of [[Johnstown (city), New York|Johnstown]], arrived in what would become Fulton County. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, was an Irish pioneer and army officer in colonial New York, and the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1755 to 1774. His homes, Fort Johnson and Johnson Hall are current [[New York State Historic Site]]s.

Fulton County was also home to [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]], a central pioneer in America's women's rights movement.

Shortly after the [[American Revolutionary War]], the manufacture of gloves and leather became the area's primary industry. At one point, Johnstown and Gloversville were known as the world's Glove and Leather capital. The largest rise in population and growth came as a result of the fruits of these businesses.

Many residents of Fulton County can trace their ancestry to the glove and leather trades. Today few glovers, tanners and leather dressers remain in the area, although some companies have adapted to the changes in the market to remain competitive.