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

Robertson Historic District

Historic Fulton Missouri

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

1. Robertson Historic District Marker

Inscription.

Rev. William W. Robertson, (1807-1894), Presbyterian minister and educator, established Fulton Female Seminary (1850) on W 7th Street, originally known as Seminary Street. Rev. Robertson founded Westminster College in 1853.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 38° 50.979′ N, 91° 57.22′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County. It is on 7th Street east of Westminster Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: The National Winston Churchill Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library (within shouting distance of this marker); The Berlin Wall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alpha Delta of Beta Theta Pi (about 500 feet away); President Robert L. D. Davidson (about 600 feet away); War Comes to Westminster College (about 700 feet away); William Chrisman Swope Memorial Chapel (about 700 feet away); Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” Speech (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Also see . . . History of Westminster College, Fulton MO

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. (Submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Robertson Historic District Marker

Looking east along 7th Street

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.