Fulton County, Administrative county in Illinois, United States
Description
Fulton County is an administrative county in central Illinois covering about 883 square miles of land. The area includes farmland, forests, and the Illinois River valley with several small towns and communities spread throughout.
History
Created in 1823 from Pike County, this county was named after Robert Fulton, the inventor of the first commercial steamboat. The naming honors his contribution to modern transportation history.
Culture
The Ogden-Fettie Site holds 35 Woodland Mounds arranged in a crescent shape, the largest collection of these structures in Illinois. You can walk among these earthworks and learn about the peoples who lived here long before European settlement.
Practical
Access the county via US Route 24 and US Route 136 along with several Illinois state highways. Spring and fall offer the most pleasant weather for exploring the rural landscape and historic sites.
Did you know?
The Dickson Mounds Museum displays exhibitions about Native American life in the Illinois River valley through archaeological discoveries. The collection offers rare insights into the daily culture and craftsmanship of these ancient populations.
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Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
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Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
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Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Rockwell Mound
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Ogden-Fettie Site
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Ulysses G. Orendorff House
17.2 km
Havana Water Tower
23.7 km
Canton Lake
22.1 km
Seville Bridge
6.9 km
Indian Ford Bridge
25.1 km
Hiram Palmer House
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Babylon Bend Bridge
16.9 km
Buckeye Bridge
7.1 km
Havana Public Library
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Parlin Library
17.2 km
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12.7 km
Tartar's Ferry Bridge
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Robert Dilworth House
27.3 km
Table Grove Community Church
22.2 km
London Mills Bridge
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Harvey Lee Ross House
28.2 km
Vermont Masonic Hall
27.6 km
Scott Wike Lucas Bridge
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St. James Episcopal Church
10.3 km
Odd Fellows Opera Block
18.2 km
Lucinda Hunter House
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