Place:Fulda, Murray, Minnesota, United States

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Fulda is a city in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,318 at the 2010 census.

History

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The city of Fulda was founded in 1881 along the Milwaukee Road primarily by German settlers, though also by Scandinavian and Irish. The community was named for Fulda in Hessen, Germany. Fulda is still predominantly an agricultural city.

Although the rail line was discontinued in 1980, the two-story depot building, 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 antique museum and store. The other building in the city on the National Register is the former Citizens State Bank building.

Fulda has a Civil War cannon located in its city park. This cannon is a three-inch (76 mm) rifled gun and was purchased for $155 on June 25, 1892, by the Zach Taylor Post No. 42 of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Notable people

• Fulda was the birthplace of Harold Hotelling, a mathematical statistician and very influential economic theorist.
• Baseball Hall of Famer and Negro league pitcher Hilton Smith played for Fulda's semi-pro baseball team in 1949 and 1950.
• Sports columnist Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune spent his early years in Fulda.
• The Continental Co-ets, America's first touring all-girl rock & roll band, originated in Fulda in 1963.
• Ted Winter, former Minnesota House Majority Leader and longtime state representative (1987–2003) is from Fulda.

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