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NAMED
FOR: Robert
Fulton,
Inventor of
the Steam
Boat
ESTABLISHED:
Act - April
1, 1850
1998
POPULATION:
41,895
LAND
AREA: 406.8
Square Miles
COUNTY
SEAT:
Wauseon City
Fulton was
one of the
last
counties to
be organized
in Ohio. It
was made up
of parts of
Lucas,
Henry,
Defiance and
Williams
counties,
and
Michigan.
The Michigan
State Line
was moved
north about
7 miles
following
the “Toledo
War” which
was a
dispute
between the
two states
as to who
owned
Toledo. It
was given to
Ohio in
1840.
Fulton
County is
located on
the Michigan
border in
the
northwest
portion of
the state.
Interstate
Highways 80
and 90, U.S.
Route 20,
and State
Route 2
cross the
county east
and west,
and State
Routes 64,
66, 108, and
109 run
north and
south. The
Tiffin River
flows
through
Fulton
County.
Major
attractions
in Fulton
County
include
Fulton
Historical
Museum; NYC
Depot and
Caboose;
Harrison
Lake State
Park; Maumee
State
Forest; Goll
Woods Nature
Preserve;
Sauder
Museum; and
a Memorial
honoring
racecar
driver,
Berna
(Barney) E.
Oldfield.
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