FULTON, Miss. (AP) - This weekend has been one for the history books in Fulton.
On Saturday, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled six markers for historical sites in the city.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1yINwl9 ) the sites included the campus of Itawamba Community College, which opened in 1948; Fulton Grammar School, which served as the city's elementary school for nearly 60 years; the site of Fulton's first church, now home to Christ the King Catholic Church; two of the city's oldest homes: Aeolian Grove and The Cedars; and the county court square to denote the history of Fulton itself.
The State Historical Marker program was founded in 1949 as a way to identify and promote historically significant sites. Since then, about 900 markers have been erected.
Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, http://djournal.com
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