Fulton MO Fun Facts
Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States.[5] Approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Jefferson City and the Missouri River and 20 miles (32 km) east of Columbia, the city is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. The city is home to two universities, Westminster College and William Woods University, the Missouri School for the Deaf, the Fulton State Hospital, and Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center (state prison).
The city and Westminster College are perhaps best known as the venue where British statesman Winston Churchill introduced the phrase “Iron Curtain” in a 1946 speech.