Arden-Arcade in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Robert Fulton

(1765-1815, Pennsylvania)

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 10, 2020

1. Robert Fulton Marker

Inscription. Fulton is responsible for improvements to steamboat design that allowed him to build and navigate the first steamboat in 1807.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 38° 35.772′ N, 121° 24.078′ W. Marker is in Arden-Arcade, California, in Sacramento County. It is at the intersection of Fulton Avenue and Arden Way on Fulton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento CA 95825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Metro,

in the Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Cal Expo September 11 Memorial Plaza (approx. 1.9 miles away); "Hoboken and This is No Jokin" (approx. 2.4 miles away); Dr. Alister MacKenzie (approx. 2.6 miles away); Michael “Mac” McDonagh (approx. 2.6 miles away); Anthony J. “Tom” LoPresti (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ken Morton, Sr. (approx. 2.6 miles away); Frank C. Freer (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 2.6 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker (in duplicate) is mounted to two low brick monuments that flank a cement wall bearing Fulton's name. This setup is replicated across the street on the other side of Fulton Street (forming a gateway of sorts), thus yielding four copies of the marker.

Also see . . . Robert Fulton (Wikipedia). "Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 25, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat; the first was called North River Steamboat (later Clermont). In 1807 that steamboat traveled on the Hudson River with passengers, from New York City to Albany and back again, a round trip of 300 miles (480 km), in 62 hours.

Robert Fulton Marker - wide view, looking NE across Arden Way image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 10, 2020

2. Robert Fulton Marker - wide view, looking NE across Arden Way

The success of his steamboat changed river traffic and trade on major American rivers." (Submitted on December 12, 2020.)

Robert Fulton plaque on cement wall between the two copies of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 10, 2020

3. Robert Fulton plaque on cement wall between the two copies of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.