Fulton County

Arthur Brann Caldwell (1906–1987)
Arthur Brann Caldwell served in several capacities with the federal government over nearly four decades, inclu...
Camp (Fulton County)
The unincorporated community of Camp, settled in the early 1800s, was home to some of Fulton County’s earlie...
Fulton County
Fulton County, located in the Ozark Foothills of north-central Arkansas, borders the Missouri state line on th...
Tess Harper (1950–)
aka: Tessie Jean Washam
A Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee, Tess Harper has become a ...
Scout from Houston, Missouri, to Spring River Mills (August 6–11, 1863)
The Federals’ August 6–11, 1863, Civil War scouting expedition from Houston, Missouri, to Spring River Mil...
Mammoth Spring
Mammoth Spring is the largest spring in the state of Arkansas, the second largest in the Ozark Mountains regio...
Mammoth Spring (Fulton County)
Located at the head of the Spring River on the Arkansas-Missouri border, the city of Mammoth Spring (Fulton Co...
Mammoth Spring State Park
Mammoth Spring State Park preserves the state’s largest natural spring—and one of the largest in the world...
Simpson Mason (?–1868)
Simpson Mason, who was a Union scout and militia commander during the Civil War, served as an agent of the Fre...
James Robinson Risner (1925–2013)
James Robinson (Robbie) Risner, a native of Mammoth Spring (Fulton County), was a much-decorated fighter pilot...
Saddle (Fulton County)
The small community of Saddle in Fulton County was first known as Sharp’s Mill, having been founded by Ephra...
Salem (Fulton County)
Salem, the seat of Fulton County, is located at the foot of Pilot Knob. The clear water of the South Fork of t...
Capture of Wagon Train at Salem
This engagement involved Union forces escorting a wagon train of Unionist Arkansans to Missouri. According to ...
Ephraim Sharp [of Fulton County] (1833–1904)
Ephraim Sharp, nephew of the Ephraim Sharp after whom Sharp County was named, was an important early settler a...
Action at Spring River
aka: Battle of Salem
As the largest Civil War engagement in Fulton County, the Action at...
Viola (Fulton County)
Viola is in western Fulton County, located on U.S. Highway 62, a few miles south of the Missouri state line. E...