Fulton, Maryland

Fulton, Maryland

'Fulton' is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland. Prior to 1805 it was called Queen Caroline Parish, then it was called Hammond Directions. Around December of 1874 it was called Waters after Richard Waters the first Postmaster. It is served by area code 301, and zip code 20759. It is conveniently located bewteen Baltimore and Washington, DC just minutes from Columbia, Md. Located in Fulton are a Post Offfice, High's Store, Ledo's Pizza, Fulton Family Chiropractic, Fulton Station Jewelers, Fulton Animal Hospital, Fulton Wine & Spirits, Hilites Beauty, Nail Boutique at Fulton Station, Computer Country and the Studio at Fulton, (a local pottery store).

Maple Lawn Farms by the Iager Families are producers of free range Sho-Nuf Turkeys and nationally recognized Registered Holsteins. The farm has been active since 1839.

Reservoir High School, home of the Gators, Lime Kiln Middle School, Fulton Elementary School and Cedar Lane School are all located here. Also located here are Grace Community Church, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and St. Paul's Lutheran Church which was built in the 1870's by a group of mostly German families, after originally meeting in each others home since the 1860's. General William Smallwood, Maryland's most famous General of the Revolutionary War. His nephew lived in Fulton. His descendants lived here until 1920. Holly House resident, George Howe, wrote a book call "Call It Treason" which was made into an academy award winning movie, Decision Before Dawn. The movie was nominated for an academy award for Best Picture of that year in the late 1940s.

One of the local neighorhoods Beaufort Park was described by the Washington Post on July 4, 1998 at "A Sea of Tranquility Set in a Watershed, A Parklike Setting in Howard County".

Maple Lawn, a recent development which opened in in 2004/2005, was developed by Greenebaum & Rose Associates and has brought a main street style shopping district with stores such as Hyatt & Co. Clothing, Daily Grind, i.m. Wine, Maggie Moo's Ice Cream, Ranazul Tappas Wine & Bistro, The Pearl Spa & Boutique, Trapeze restaurant, Calico Corners, Bra-La-La, BP Maple Lawn, AAA, and Belisimo Flowers.

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