Fulton in Fulton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Founding Father

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

1. Founding Father Marker

Inscription. Nearby is grave of Benj. Franklin Carr, one of first settlers of Fulton, Kentucky. He bought first land grant here, 1828; accumulated over 1100 acres in Fulton, West Fulton and Riceville. The Carr home is one block west. His family gave land for the first railroad in area, First Baptist and First Christian churches.
Presented by William Skeen Carr and Mary N. Carr Weaks

Erected 1976 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1587.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 36° 30.219′ N, 88° 52.667′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Kentucky, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of Carr Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Carr Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fulton KY 42041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson Purchase (approx. 0.8 miles away); Isham Browder's Grave (approx.

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4 miles away); Feliciana (approx. 5.8 miles away); Pioneer Spirit (approx. 7.3 miles away); Bayou de Chine Church (approx. 7½ miles away); Two Successful Raids (approx. 9 miles away); Casey Jones (approx. 9.3 miles away); Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 10.6 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Bivouac (was approx. 9.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

2. Founding Father Marker

Looking south on Carr Street.

Ben F. Carr, Jr. House image. Click for full size.

Nyttend via Wikimedia Commons (public domain), April 12, 2013

3. Ben F. Carr, Jr. House

Built in 1858 by Benjamin Franklin Carr's son, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Register-listed Carr Historic District.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.