John A. Fulton
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John A. Fulton was a prominent local citizen of Chillicothe, Ohio
. He was twice mayor in 1828-29 and 1831-32.
Fulton was a civil engineer and surveyor by education and trade. He did much of the original survey work in Ross County
and surrounding counties. At the time it was the Virginia Military District
, beginning in 1795 with Nathaniel Massie
’s expedition.
Fulton taught school at the Chillicothe school district. He was interested in astronomy and owned two telescopes built for him by Amasa Holcomb
. One of these Holcomb telescopes was willed to Chillicothe High School
in the middle of the nineteenth century. It still had at least one of the lenses as a remaining part to the telescope until at least 1917. One of these two telescopes owned by Fulton made by Holcomb was the first reflecting telescope manufactured in America, however it is not known if this one was that particular telescope.
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
. He was twice mayor in 1828-29 and 1831-32.
Fulton was a civil engineer and surveyor by education and trade. He did much of the original survey work in Ross County
Ross County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
and surrounding counties. At the time it was the Virginia Military District
Virginia Military District
The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment for veterans of the American Revolutionary War....
, beginning in 1795 with Nathaniel Massie
Nathaniel Massie
Nathaniel Massie was a frontier surveyor in the Ohio Country who became a prominent land owner, politician, and soldier. He founded fifteen early towns in what became the State of Ohio, including its first capital, Chillicothe...
’s expedition.
Fulton taught school at the Chillicothe school district. He was interested in astronomy and owned two telescopes built for him by Amasa Holcomb
Amasa Holcomb
Amasa Holcomb was an American farmer, surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, and manufacturer of surveying instruments and telescopes.-Early life:...
. One of these Holcomb telescopes was willed to Chillicothe High School
Chillicothe High School
Chillicothe High School is a public high school in Chillicothe, Ohio and Chillicothe City School District's only high school. The current high school on Yoctangee Parkway replaced the one built during the 1930s on Arch Street in 1967.-Administration:...
in the middle of the nineteenth century. It still had at least one of the lenses as a remaining part to the telescope until at least 1917. One of these two telescopes owned by Fulton made by Holcomb was the first reflecting telescope manufactured in America, however it is not known if this one was that particular telescope.