Johnstown, New York
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Johnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a major general during the Seven Years' War in North America. It is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Albany, about one-third of the way between Albany and the Finger Lakes region to the west, in the Mohawk Valley region, within the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.
Johnson Hall, home of Sir William Johnson, New York State Historic Site (2020)
The Fulton County Courthouse, built by Johnson in 1772 as the Tryon County Courthouse, is still used as a courthouse today
The Drumm House is one of six cottages built by Sir William Johnson c.1763 to house the tenant farmers he brought to the New World to become soldiers
Union Hall, a well-known tavern on the post-Revolutionary War period, was built in 1798
Fulton County, New York
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Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It forms part of the state's Mohawk Valley region. Its county seat is Johnstown. At the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 53,324. The county is named in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
Fulton County Courthouse
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