 The original Fulton Park District was , and was formed on July 20, 1888 when Philip A. Marquam sold the land to the South West Portland Company for $150,000.It included the present day South Burlingame neighborhood as well as an eight block corridor of land that follows Terwilliger Boulevard north from Interstate 5 to Capital Highway.Prior to 1888 the original land was part of the Thomas F. Stephens donation land claim and was purchased from him in two separate transaction in 1858 and 1868.