Lee County


COMMUNITIES:
Donnellson
Fort Madison
Franklin
Houghton
Keokuk
Montrose
St. Paul
West Point

Colleges:
Southeastern Community College
Fort Madison Center
1602 Avenue F
Fort Madison, IA 52627
319-376-2286

Southeastern Community College
Keokuk Campus
335 Messenger Road
Keokuk, IA 52632
319-524-3221

Hospitals:
Fort Madison Community Hospital
5445 Avenue O
Fort Madison, IA 52627
319-376-2250

Keokuk Area Hospital
1600 Morgan Street
Keokuk, IA 52632
319-524-7150

Lee County Courthouse:
25 N. 7th St.
Keokuk, IA 52632
319-524-2433

Places to See and Interesting Facts:
Lee County was established in 1836 and named for major shareholders in the New York Land Company. It has two county seats, Fort Madison and Keokuk. The original Fort Madison, the Midwest's oldest American military garrison on the Mississippi River, was burned to the ground by its own soldiers as they fled from the Native Americans. Fort Madison is also the location of the Iowa State Penitentiary, Iowa’s maximum security prison for men. Fort Madison has the last remaining double swing-span bridge on the Mississippi River, a top level for cars and a bottom level for trains..

Old Santa Fe Depot Historical Complex
Avenue H & 9th Street
Fort Madison, IA
319-372-7661

Old Fort Madison
Riverview Park and Highway 61
Fort Madison, IA
319-372-6318

George M. Verity River Museum
Victory Park at Johnson Street
Keokuk, IA 52632

Christian Herschler Historic District Winery and Stagecoach Stop
Sixth and Green
Franklin, IA 52625
319-835-9432

Catfish Bend Riverboat Casino
902 Riverview Drive
Fort Madison, IA
319-372-2946

Keokuk National Cemetery
1701 J St.
Keokuk, IA
319-524-5193