This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. The very term "Iron Curtain" was first introduced by Winston Churchill in Fulton. His "Iron Curtain Speech" at Westminster College became famous in 1946.

In tribute to Churchill, Westminster College founded the memorial in 1969. It's the only memorial dedicated to the English prime minister in the U.S.

"It's very important to the older generation," said Memorial Library employee Amiria Harper-Rose. "Like a lot of the families that have been in Fulton forever, we were here when Churchill came. My great grandma lived on the street Churchill rode down on the motorcade, and she would always tell me those stories. It's just kind of cool, especially working here now because I can appreciate the story more."

Winston Churchill wasn't the only famous leader to visit Fulton. In 1990, Ronald Regan visited to dedicate a part of the Berlin Wall.

Other Fulton visitors included President Ford, President Bush, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

The Who's Who list put Fulton on the map. Library visitor Rebecka Tompkins was en-route from Denver to Ohio with her family when they read about the memorial in their AAA book.

"My favorite part was the World War II video about the Nazis leading up the war because it was something that I had just finished studying so it was neat to see that," Tompkins said.

Another favorite attraction is the church of St. Mary the Virgin. After being left in ruins after World War II, it was moved to Fulton and reconstructed and restored. Now, it is a huge draw. Not only do visitors love looking at it, they also enjoy using it. Carissa Hon is getting married in the church in October.

"I just thought it was all around a cool church, a cool story, and good memories," Hon said.

During 2006, the library went trough a multi-million dollar renovation that added many multi-media videos and many displays. This greatly increased visitors to the museum from five-a-day to 50.