Robert Fulton Birthplace

Robert Fulton Birthplace
Nearest city Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°48′17″N 76°9′37″W / 39.80472°N 76.16028°W / 39.80472; -76.16028Coordinates: 39°48′17″N 76°9′37″W / 39.80472°N 76.16028°W / 39.80472; -76.16028
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1765
NRHP Reference # 66000670[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966
Designated NHL January 29, 1964[2]
Designated PHMC 1978[3]

Robert Fulton Birthplace is a stone house in Pennsylvania where the inventor Robert Fulton was born in 1765.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2][4]

It is located approximately 7.5 miles south of Quarryville, Pennsylvania on U.S. Route 222.[4]

The Southern Lancaster Historical Society gives weekend tours of the house from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Robert Fulton Birthplace". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  3. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Richard E. Greenwood (1974(?)). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Robert Fulton Birthplace" (pdf). National Park Service. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1963, 1972, and 1974. (1.67 MB)
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