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FULTON MANSION
The Fultons’ fourth child, James Charles, was born in Baltimore in 1848. They had a second daughter, Harriet (Hattie) in 1851 before leaving Baltimore to move to York, Pennsylvania. Their second-oldest son George Ware, Jr., died in York in 1853. Shortly after, the Fultons welcomed their youngest child, George William Fulton; he was often called George W. Fulton, Jr., though his middle name differed from his father’s.
Between 1851 and 1863, George worked for several Midwestern railroads as a general superintendent. His railroading career and the family moves during this period are difficult to follow with certainty, as sources are contradictory and moves were frequent. In the first half of the 1860s while the nation was embroiled in the Civil War, George commenced yet another new career, one of his most successful. He obtained a license as a civil engineer and worked specifically as a bridge builder. It is not known from whom George received training, but by the Baltimore census in 1850, he was listed as an engineer. In fact, his engineering skills may have secured him the invitation to become the general superintendant of the Kentucky Central Railroad in 1861. His railroad endeavors required both engineering skills and administrative abilities.
George was practicing as a civil engineer in Covington, Kentucky, by 1866, the year he received this Internal Revenue License. (Courtesy of The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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