Fulton Park is a park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, named after

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboa ...

, who is best known for launching the first commercially successful steamboat. The site on Chauncey Street was acquired by the City in 1904 for just over $300,000 ().

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* http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fultonpark/ Parks in Brooklyn Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn {{BrooklynNY-geo-stub