Fulton
Steamboat propulsion pioneer
Fulton is a common place name across the United States, appearing as the name of numerous counties, cities, and towns, most notably honoring Robert Fulton, the American engineer who developed the first commercially successful steamboat.
Fulton County in Georgia contains most of Atlanta, while Fulton County in New York and Fulton, Missouri are among dozens of other places bearing the name.
It also serves as a surname and occasionally a given name.
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- ClermontPioneering American steamboat
- Hudson RiverMajor New York estuary
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
boiler · propulsion · navigation · vessel · hull · smokestack · coal · firebox
Local administrative division
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
Illinois · Arkansas · Kentucky · Mississippi · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- engineerTechnical design professional
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- innovationCreating something original
mechanism · designer · pioneer · visionary · tinkerer · creativity · drafting · laboratory
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- ClermontPioneering American steamboat
- Hudson RiverMajor New York estuary
steam engine · boiler · propulsion · navigation · vessel · hull · smokestack · coal · firebox · cylinder
county
Local administrative division
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Missouri · Illinois · Arkansas · Kentucky · Mississippi · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Wisconsin
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- engineerTechnical design professional
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
innovation · mechanism · designer · pioneer · visionary · tinkerer · creativity · drafting · laboratory · experimentation
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · kinship · descent · bloodline · pedigree · last name · appellation · Robert · clan · forebears
- Callaway CountyWilliamsburg, Millersburg, Guthrie, Missouri River
- Schoharie CountyBlenheim, Carlisle, Jefferson, Sharon, Eminence
- Gulf CoastGulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Gulf beaches, Gulf Stream, Alabama
- ManhattanHarlem, Chelsea, SoHo, Chinatown, Yorkville
- Texas CoastGalveston, Gulf of Mexico, barrier islands, coastal erosion, storm surge
- Texas TownsAustin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston
Fultonsail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
sailing ships · clipper ships · wind power · Age of Sail · square-riggers
FultonLuddites
Anti-technology movement members
pre-industrial · traditionalists · manual labor · William Morris