Fulton County is named for Robert Fulton, who was the first successful builder of a steamboat on American waters.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Franklin County
S – Washington County, Maryland and Alleghany County, Maryland
W – Bedford County
Created: April 19, 1850 
County Seat:
McConnellsburg 1850 – present
County Courthouse – McConnellsburg
Location: 116 West Market Street / 2nd Street
Built: 1851 – 1852
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Jacob Stoner
Contractor: Aaron Staines of Huntingdon County
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The rectangular building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of McConnellsburg. The south front has a large portico with six white colored columns rising to a wide pediment at the roof line. The central entrance is framed with white colored wood. On the roof is a white colored open cupola. On the north side is the jail designed by Solomon Filler and built by John Sipes of Fulton County at a of $2,874 in 1851.
History: The county was created in 1850 and McConnellsburg was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1851 to 1852 at a cost of $5,595.
County Courthouse - McConnellsburg
Photos taken 2015