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. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas of the 39th Judicial District. 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.
Note: The 39th Judicial District includes Franklin County.
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
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