Dovre Township near Willmar in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Fullerville

August 26, 2023

1. Fullerville Marker

Inscription. The first business firm in Kandiyohi County, a sawmill managed by W. H. Clark, was established at this site in 1858. The townsite of Fullerville was named after Randall Fuller, a partner in the sawmill venture who first came to the Eagle Lake area in 1857. The mill furnished lumber to the earliest settlers in the area, until it was sold and moved to Sauk Rapids in 1861. Although Norwegian immigrants settled in the Eagle Lake area in later years, Fullerville became a "ghost town."

Erected 2002 by Austin F. Hanscom Legion Post 167 of Willmar, the Federal Highway Administration, and Kandiyohi County, for the Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 45° 10.92′ N, 95° 0.774′ W. Marker is near Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. It is in Dovre Township. It is on US-71 Frontage Rd south of 24th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willmar MN 56201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota

and specifically in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Erickson Cabin (approx. half a mile away); Kandiyohi County's First Church (approx. half a mile away); Foot Cabin

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Grasshopper Plague (approx. 2.3 miles away); Turning Back Time (approx. 3.2 miles away); Guri Endresen-Rosseland (approx. 3.2 miles away); Olof Olson Haugen (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veteran's Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willmar.

Fullerville Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

August 26, 2023

2. Fullerville Marker, from the south

Fullerville Marker, from the north image. Click for full size.

August 26, 2023

3. Fullerville Marker, from the north

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2023.