Editing Fulda, Minnesota (section)

== History ==
[[File:Fulda Depot.jpg|thumb|right|Fulda's [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Road]] depot, built c. 1901]]
The city of Fulda was founded in 1881 along the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Road]] primarily by German settlers, though also by [[Scandinavia]]ns and [[Ireland|Irish]]. It was named for [[Fulda]] in [[Hessen]], Germany.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n385 366]}}</ref> Fulda is still predominantly an [[agriculture|agricultural]] community.

Although the rail line was discontinued in 1980, the two-story [[train depot]], along with a section of track, has been preserved and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The lower level of the depot is currently used as an antiques museum and store. The other building in the city on the National Register is the former Citizens State Bank.

Fulda has a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] cannon in its city park. It is a three-inch (76&nbsp;mm) rifled gun and was purchased for $155 on June 25, 1892, by the [[Zachary Taylor|Zach Taylor]] Post No. 42 of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]].