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Fullerton Recreation Area was the site of the largest pine sawmill west of the Mississippi River. Between 1907 and 1927, Fullerton was a thriving town of 5000 people. Its industrial area had sawmills, an alcohol plant, a kiln, and a machine shop, and a nearby trail passes through some of these ruins. Its living area had parks, waterfalls, shaded avenues, and modern conveniences like electricity and inside plumbing. The community also had churches, schools, a hotel, a hospital, a theater, and a swimming pool. Fullerton was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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