History
Regular cricket matches were held near the present Fulton Market in 1780 when the British Army based itself in Manhattan during the American Revolution.
Fulton Street is named for Robert Fulton, an engineer who became famous for his steamship in 1809.
East River ferries connected this street to Fulton Street in Brooklyn, at Brooklyn Ferry.
The street has a Beaux-Arts architectural feel with many buildings dating back to the Gilded Age or shortly thereafter. The early 19th-century buildings on the south side of the easternmost block are called Schermerhorn Row and are a Registered Historic Place.
The Fulton Fish Market was located nearby at the South Street Seaport until 2005, when it moved to Hunts Point in The Bronx.
After the World Trade Center construction is completed, Fulton Street will extend further west to West Street.
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