Fulton in Callaway County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The National Winston Churchill Museum
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 13, 2012
1. The National Winston Churchill Museum Marker
Inscription.
The National Winston Churchill Museum. . Commemorates Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech delivered at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri on March 5, 1946, in which he warned:
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an IRON CURTAIN has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe.
Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet Sphere, and all are subject to one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but th a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow."
Sculptor Don Wiegand has captured the dramatic moment of the speech's warning to the world - the downward thrust of Churchill's arm as he declares: "An Iron Curtain has descended."
Map , The East-West division of Europe created by the Iron Curtain.
Commemorates Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech delivered at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri on March 5, 1946, in which he warned:
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an IRON CURTAIN has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe.
Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet Sphere, and all are subject to one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but th a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow."
Sculptor Don Wiegand has captured the dramatic moment of the speech's warning to the world - the downward thrust of Churchill's arm as he declares: "An Iron Curtain has descended."
Map The East-West division of Europe created by the Iron Curtain.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is March 5, 1946.
Location. 38° 50.999′ N, 91° 57.265′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County. Marker is on Westminster Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton MO 65251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Museum is located in the Church of St. Mary Aldermanbury on the campus of Westminster College.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
