Nestled in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and just north of the Mohawk Valley, Fulton County has been home to an ethnically and culturally diverse population for generations.
Drawn by the promise of steady work in the glove and leather industry and plentiful farmlands, immigrants from Ireland, England, Russia, Poland, France, Scotland, Italy, and elsewhere made their homes and raised families here. [Read more…] about Irish Immigration to Fulton County