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
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