cmort666
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Well, I'm from Chicago so it would have to be a claim to infamy.
However, I went to college in Fulton, Missouri:
Only town to ever secede from the Union and declare itself a kingdom - Fulton was pro-Confederacy, but was afraid to "officially" secede for fear of attracting unwanted attention. Instead, they declared themselves a "kingdom", naming a county official (I forget which one) as "king". They even had a flag with crowns on it. Unfortunately for them, the German immigrants in Hermann, the winery town north of them, didn't see the humor in the matter. They donned their blue uniforms, goosestepped down to Fulton and reinducted the town back into the Union. Thereafter, Fulton had a German speaking army of occupation until the end of the Civil War.
Setting of the true story which inspired the book and film, "King's Row" - A doctor's daughter fell in love with a poor kid of whom the doctor did not approve. To short circuit the romance, after the boy was in an accident, the doctor unnecessarily amputated his legs. Cut to Ronald Reagan crying, "Where's the rest of me???!!!" Due to the influence of the doctor's family, neither the book nor the film were available in Fulton until 1980.
Location where Winston Churchill gave his "iron curtain" speech - Truman was looking around for a place to host Churchill. Someone said, "I know this nice little college in Fulton..."
Location of an original Christopher Wren church - An original Christopher Wren church was, at the behest of Lord Mountbatten, brought over in pieces from Britain. It was reassembled to be the Westminster College chapel. In the basement is a memorial and museum to Winston Churchill.
However, I went to college in Fulton, Missouri:
Only town to ever secede from the Union and declare itself a kingdom - Fulton was pro-Confederacy, but was afraid to "officially" secede for fear of attracting unwanted attention. Instead, they declared themselves a "kingdom", naming a county official (I forget which one) as "king". They even had a flag with crowns on it. Unfortunately for them, the German immigrants in Hermann, the winery town north of them, didn't see the humor in the matter. They donned their blue uniforms, goosestepped down to Fulton and reinducted the town back into the Union. Thereafter, Fulton had a German speaking army of occupation until the end of the Civil War.
Setting of the true story which inspired the book and film, "King's Row" - A doctor's daughter fell in love with a poor kid of whom the doctor did not approve. To short circuit the romance, after the boy was in an accident, the doctor unnecessarily amputated his legs. Cut to Ronald Reagan crying, "Where's the rest of me???!!!" Due to the influence of the doctor's family, neither the book nor the film were available in Fulton until 1980.
Location where Winston Churchill gave his "iron curtain" speech - Truman was looking around for a place to host Churchill. Someone said, "I know this nice little college in Fulton..."
Location of an original Christopher Wren church - An original Christopher Wren church was, at the behest of Lord Mountbatten, brought over in pieces from Britain. It was reassembled to be the Westminster College chapel. In the basement is a memorial and museum to Winston Churchill.
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