Editing Fults, Illinois (section)

==History==
The village was named after Jacob Fults, born in [[Pennsylvania]] in 1793 to German immigrants. Fults, after leaving the service of the United States during the [[War of 1812]] in 1817, settled on Moredock Lake. He then moved to the Renault precinct, first up Braun's Hollow, then in 1829 to the settlement known at the time as "Braunsberg", which would eventually take his name, until his death in 1841.

A site on the [[cliff|bluffs]] just north of Fults, overlooking the Bottoms, is known as Saltpeter Cave and took its name from the quantities of [[bat guano]] mined there for [[potassium nitrate]], which was used in the local manufacture of black powder by the French at [[Fort de Chartres]] and later inhabitants. This cave, cut into the side of the bluffs and an excellent defensive position, was one of the last refuges for [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the region.<ref>''Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois''. J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883</ref> It was a popular site in the area for [[rappelling]] and hiking, until access to it was restricted in the aftermath of the [[Great Flood of 1993]] and several accidents at the site.