Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert Fulton
1765-1815
Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018
1. Robert Fulton Marker
1765-1815
Artist, engineer, and inventor
Fulton is best known for developing the first commercially successful steamboat. New York’s Fulton Street is named in his honor. Fulton is interred the North churchyard in the Livingston Family Vault, which belonged to his wife’s family.
Erected 1901 by American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 40° 42.462′ N, 74° 0.743′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. Marker can be reached from Broadway near Wall Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alexander Hamilton (here, next to this marker); Philip Hamilton (here, next to this marker); Commodore Silas Talbot (a few steps from this marker); Hercules Mulligan (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of Columbia University (a few steps from this marker); The Honorable John Watts (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Also see . . .
1. Robert Fulton. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. North River Steamboat. Wikipedia entry (aka "Clermont") (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 1998
2. Robert Fulton Memorial
Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018
3. Robert Fulton Memorial
The reverse has an elaborate bronzework with an illustration of the "Cleremont" and a description of the voyage.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, June 1999
4. The Livingston Family Vault
Robert Fulton's burial site in the north churchyard.
from Today in Science, unknown
5. Robert Fulton
from Wikipedia, unknown
6. Model of the North River Steamboat at the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5, 6. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
