Early leaders considered siting the first Missouri state capital in the territory between Wainwright and Tebbetts.

Many of the villages and towns in the county today represent places where railroad stations existed in early years.

Forces were limited as many were already defending the country, but Jones marched the troops eastward to meet the approaching companies.

Talks continued several days and secured a mutual ceasefire agreement between the United States of America and Callaway County.

Elated from the successful defense, citizens proclaimed their county The Kingdom of Callaway, a reference that remains today.

The coastal and upland southerners that settled the land brought with them slaves and established an agricultural economy.

When the first history of Callaway County was compiled in 1884, the die had already been cast as far as the type of community Fulton was to be.

Winston Churchill gave his famous "Sinews of Peace" (Iron Curtain) speech at Westminster on March 5, 1946, in the presence of President Harry S. Truman.

Whether or not they were influenced by the already-existing colleges is not known, but Fulton's bid of $40,000 and the offer of 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land was surely a factor.

The school, which had previously been located at Camden Point, Missouri, later became William Woods College for Women, which later became a coed university.

Fulton is said to have been Bellamann's model for the fictional town of the novel Kings Row, which generated questions about the resemblance it had to individuals and situations around the area.

The cast included Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field.

The suit worn by Ronald Reagan in the film is on display at the Show Me Innovation Center offices of the Callaway Chamber of Commerce.

The M. Fred Bell Rental Cottage, M. Fred Bell Speculative Cottage, Brandon-Bell-Collier House, George Washington Carver School, Court Street Historic Residential District, Fulton's Downtown Brick District, John Augustus Hockaday House, Pitcher Store, Robnett-Payne House, Westminster College Gymnasium, Westminster College Historic District, and White Cloud Presbyterian Church and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[19] The National Churchill Museum in Fulton commemorates the statesman and his Iron Curtain speech.

The 1946 address built a legacy bringing to Westminster College world leaders: Lech Wałęsa, Margaret Thatcher, Harry S. Truman, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald W. Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and NATO representatives.

With the removal of the Berlin Wall, Churchill's granddaughter acquired a section of it to create a sculpture, entitled "Break Through", to commemorate the Iron Curtain speech.

Craftsmen dismantled the structure in London, England and rebuilt it on the Westminster campus to mark Churchill's visit.

Photos, genealogy research and history books headline the exhibit at the Historical Society.

The Brick District Playhouse located in the 1920's Fulton Theatre has a display of "King's Row" memorabilia.