Robert Fulton Birthplace

USA / Pennsylvania / Quarryville / US Route 222 (Pennsylvania), 1932
 museum, house, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1760s construction, historic landmark
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The inventor and painter was born here Nov. 14, 1765. Famous for his steamboat "Clermont", he also invented canal machinery, a "diving boat", and torpedoes. The property is owned by the Southern Lancaster Historical Society which gives weekend tours of the house from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5236
www.fieldtrip.com/pa/75482679.htm
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Coordinates:   39°48'19"N   76°9'34"W
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