Fulton in Callaway County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Westminster Hall Threshold

1911 - 1974

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013

1. Westminster Hall Threshold Marker

Inscription. Stepping stone to knowledge for more than 8,000 Westminster men

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 38° 50.87′ N, 91° 57.349′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County. It is on C. F. Lampkin Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is near the entrance to Westminster Hall, on the Westminster College Campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton MO 65251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Westminster College Columns (within shouting distance of this marker); Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” Speech (within shouting distance of this marker); William Chrisman Swope Memorial Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); President Robert L. D. Davidson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Comes to Westminster College (about 400 feet away); Alpha Delta of Beta Theta Pi (about 500 feet away); The Berlin Wall (about 800 feet away); The National Winston Churchill Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Regarding Westminster Hall Threshold. The well-worn threshold was removed during Westminster Hall renovations in 1974 and now

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serves as a bench near the building entrance.

Also see . . . Westminster College, Fulton MO. (Submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013

2. Westminster Hall Threshold & Marker

Westminster Hall Threshold Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013

3. Westminster Hall Threshold Bench

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.