Established after the town's incorporation in 1837, Fulton Cemetery was formally deeded to D.N. Cayce, president of the Fulton Male Academy, by William P. Harrison in 1850. Originally situated on four acres adjacent to the school, the cemetery contains numerous 19th century monuments to Fulton's earliest citizens, including Malachi Cummings, known as "The Father of Fulton." In the southeast corner are the graves of many of Fulton's early African American citizens, in an area annexed in 1895.