The Fulton Historical Society is located in a Civil War era home donated to the City by Leonard and Maxine Martin. The Society is responsible for the operation of the home as a repository of information and materials relevant to the history of the City of Fulton and its inhabitants. In addition, the Society wishes to preserve the heritage of the community and provide educational opportunities for the purpose of increasing and enriching public knowledge. For more information about the Historical Society and The Fulton (Martin House) Museum Click Here.
Fulton History Articles
- pdf Reagans roots in dutch soil (987 KB)
- pdf 1007 4th Street (776 KB)
- pdf A Sweet New Look (1.10 MB)
- pdf BBBB Building (1.02 MB)
- pdf Drives Fidelity Building (478 KB)
- pdf History of the Fulton Bank Clock (931 KB)
- pdf History of the Northwest Corner of 4th Street - 13th Avenue (1.01 MB)
- pdf Hotel Martin (271 KB)
- pdf Modern Woodman (218 KB)
- pdf First Railroad Bridge (992 KB)
Did You Know? History Articles
- pdf Civil War Chaplain From Fulton (199 KB)
- pdf Firemen Dance Invitation (335 KB)
- pdf Fulton Had One and Only One Airmail Flight (243 KB)
- pdf Fulton Secures Huge Motor Car Plant (316 KB)
- pdf Fulton's Post Office (456 KB)
- pdf Fulton Tourist Camp (916 KB)
- pdf Hotel Leslie 1910 - 1921 (493 KB)
- pdf Hubbard Squash A Fulton Connection (183 KB)
- pdf Red Rover The Other Car Made In Fulton (91 KB)
- pdf Robert Fulton is our City's Name Sake (123 KB)
- pdf Thanksgiving in Fulton Through the Years (287 KB)
- pdf The Lincoln Highway celebrates its Centennial 1913 - 2013 (723 KB)
- pdf The first Railroad Bridge did not go all the way across (984 KB)
- pdf Benjamin Boyd Part One (712 KB)
- pdf Benjamin Boyd Part Two (1.17 MB)
- pdf The Deep Hole (663 KB)
- pdf Fulton's First City Hall Truly One of Our Very Own (373 KB)
- pdf A Visit with Mary - An Insight into Daily Living in Downtown Fulton in 1938 (496 KB)
- pdf The History of the Site of Manny's Too (772 KB)
- pdf The Chicago Northwestern Roundhouse (1.12 MB)
- pdf The House On The HIll - Fulton Martin House museum (769 KB)
- pdf The Legacy of Gottieb Utz to Fulton (1.22 MB)
- pdf How Fulton Celebrated the 4th of July In Years Gone By (643 KB)
- pdf Who Was Blind Charlie (303 KB)
- pdf The Langfords In Fulton Then - Now (702 KB)
- pdf Honoring Fulton WWII Veterans (310 KB)
- pdf Calvary Hill Cemetery (626 KB)
- pdf Remembering Allan Wiersema - A Tribute to a Fallen Hero (443 KB)
- pdf First Reformed Church (743 KB)
- pdf Trinity Reformed Church (978 KB)
- pdf First Christian Reformed Church (1.07 MB)
- pdf 1913 - A Look At Fultons Construction Activity 100 Years Ago (375 KB)
- pdf The History of 1005 Fourth Street (1.09 MB)
- pdf The History of 1006 Fourth Street (928 KB)
Fulton Historical Facts
- 1835 John Baker built first log cabin
- 1838 Ferry between Fulton & Lyons, Post Office opened
- 1840 First School Built
- 1842 Methodist Church
- 1844 First Burials in Fulton Cemetery
- 1845 Langford and Hall Lumber Co. - first water-powered sawmill
- 1854 Whiteside Investigator (later Fulton Journal)
- 1855 Dement House Hotel
- 1856 First Immigrant from Holland - Thomas Smith
- 1858 Park School Dedicated
- 1864 First Log Raft down the Mississippi River
- 1865 C & NW Railroad Bridge across Mississippi River
- 1878 White Pine Lumber Industry at its peak
- 1883 Modern Woodmen of America organized in Fulton
- 1891 Mystic Workers of the World founded (later Fidelity Life Association) & Lyons-Fulton High Bridge Opened (July 4)
- 1893 Mississippi Valley Stove Co. began
- 1894 Public Library founded
- 1896 Fulton Clay Pipe Factory
- 1905 Patent Novelty Company moved to Fulton
- 1907 Prochaska Manufacturing Co.
- 1910 C & NW Terminal and repair yards built
- 1912 First Greenhouse Built
- 1915 Main Street Bricks Installed
- 1927 Post Office City Delivery service established
- 1929 Right of Way for Route 30 established
- 1935 Lock & Dam 13 started
- 1948 Agrico Chemical Co.
- 1959 Drives Manufacturing Company
- 1965 Highest Flood Level
- 1966 Harbor Crest Nursing Home
- 1968 Agri-King Company
- 1980 Flood Wall constructed
- 1998 Fulton Martin House Museum
- 2000 de Immigrant Windmill dedicated
- 2010 Windmill Cultural Center dedicated