Robert Fulton Birthplace
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| Nearest city | Quarryville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°48′17″N 76°9′37″W / 39.80472°N 76.16028°WCoordinates: 39°48′17″N 76°9′37″W / 39.80472°N 76.16028°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1765 |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000670[1] |
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| 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 8 miles south of Quarryville, Pennsylvania on U.S. Route 22[2] or 7.5 miles south on U.S. Route 222.[4]
The Southern Lancaster Historical Society gives weekend tours of the house from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Robert Fulton Birthplace". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. PDF (1.67 MB)
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