Fullerton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Fullerton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city was named after Grand Rapids, Michigan lawyer Edward Philo Fuller (1820–1866). In the 1880s, Edward Fuller was a major investor in the Dickey County land acquisitions with his daughter and son-in-law, Sofia (Fuller) Sweet (1854–1923) and her husband, Grand Rapids mayor Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847–1935). Sweet Ranch was located just to the southwest of what would later become the town of Fullerton.
In 1887, Fullerton's original town plots were surveyed and the Soo Line Railroad through the town site was completed in September 1887.
A post office was established at Fullerton in 1888, and remained in operation until 1989.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fullerton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fullerton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCarroll House, a hotel, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fullerton
See all 1 →Fullerton, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Fullerton
1 place in Fullerton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Carroll House, a hotel (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.