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Chief Keokuk Statue
Rand Park
Keokuk, IA |
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This
statue of Chief Kiyo' kaga, (one who moves about alert,)
an influential Sauk Chief during the early decades of the 19th
century, later known as Chief Keokuk stands
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Engine 2913
Riverview Park
Fort Madison, IA |
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Proudly displayed in Riverview Park, this magnificent engine was
built in 1943 and was capable of speeds up to 120 miles per
hour. |
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Fort
Madison Area Arts
Association Gallery Depot
804
10th Street
Fort Madison, IA
319-372-3996 |
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The
FMAAA Gallery Depot is housed in the renovated Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Passenger Depot and features fine
art exhibits, as well as a sales gallery carrying the works of
over 60 local artists. They
boast great featured "Artists of the Month," Lunch-a-la-Art,
play host to tours and special major events, and periodically
offer special classes. |
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The
Grand Theatre
26
N. 6th Street
Keokuk, IA
319-524-1026 |
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The
Grand Theatre was designed by Merle F. Baker and was constructed
on the foundation of the Keokuk Opera House (Circa 1880) which
burned in 1923. It was patterned after theaters in Chicago and
was praised as one of the finest theaters in the country at the
time. Presently, The Grand Theatre is owned by the city of
Keokuk and is used as a performing arts center. It is
independently operated by the Grand Theatre Commission and used
by various organizations. |
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Keokuk National Cemetery
& Veterans' Memorial
1701
J Street
& 18th and Carroll Streets
Keokuk, IA
319-524-1304 |
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The
Keokuk National Cemetery is one of fourteen national cemeteries
to be authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1862.
The cemetery is currently the final resting place for the
remains of over 4,000 American soldiers. The Keokuk
Veterans' Memorial was dedicated on July 4, 2005 as a tribute to the
men and and women who served with honor in the United States
Armed Forces. This beautiful monument sets at the entrance of
Oakland Cemetery. |
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Keokuk Observation Deck
North Water Street
Keokuk, IA
319-524-5599 or 800-383-1219 |
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With
the completion of the new bridge, the Keokuk side of the old
bridge was transformed into an observation deck. The deck
provides a wonderful view of the Mississippi River, Lock & Dam
No. 19, the George M. Verity Museum, and Victory Park as well as
Bald Eagles in the winter. |
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Lock
& Dam No. 19
N. Water Street
Keokuk, IA |
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Construction on U.S. Lock and Dam #19 and the Keokuk Power House began in 1910
and was completed in 1913. When the power house first started
generating electricity, it was the largest hydro-power plant in
the world. Lock and Dam #19 is on the National Register of
Historic places and can be viewed from the
Observation Deck of the old railroad bridge. |
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Lone
Chimney Memorial
Highway 61
Fort Madison, IA |
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This
monument near the Fort Madison riverfront was erected by
the D.A.R. in 1908 and denotes the actual site of Blockhouse #1 of the
original Fort Madison. |
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Daniel McConn Barn
Highway 61 North
Fort Madison, IA |
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Iowa's only Pennsylvania-Dutch double-decker bank barn was built
in 1857. This immense structure's foundation is hand-laid stone
with board and batten hand-hewn timbers joined with wooden pegs,
and features three cupolas. |
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Miller House Museum
318
N. 5th Street
Keokuk, IA
319-524-5599 |
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The Miller House and Museum is owned and operated by the
Lee County Historical Society. The 1859 home was built by Samuel
F. Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice appointed by Abraham Lincoln.
The house is filled with period artifacts and exhibits, Native
American items, and a nineteenth century dental office. |
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Mormon Pioneer
National Historic Trail
Keokuk, Montrose, and
throughout Lee County, IA |
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Lee County played an important part in Mormon history. The
Mormon Historic Sites Foundation and the National Park Service
have erected interpretive panels at historical locations
throughout the county. The Mormon Pioneer National Historic
Trail, the first of its kind developed by the National Park
Service, begins its Iowa leg at Montrose, across the river from
Nauvoo. |
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North Lee County
Courthouse
7th
Street & Avenue F
Fort Madison, IA |
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Built in 1940 the North Lee County Courthouse is the oldest in
continuous use in the State of Iowa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976. |
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Old Fort Madison
Riverview Park
Fort Madison
319-372-6318
or 319-372-7700 |
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Step back in time at historic Old Fort Madison and discover
military life as it was on the rugged frontier of the Louisiana
Territory. The Fort is an amazingly accurate reconstruction of
the first military fort on the upper Mississippi. Authentically
dressed historic interpreters take you through the day to day
tasks of the soldiers and their families who lived there.
Visitors are encouraged to partake of the past with the hands-on
experience of trying a fresh-baked morsel, dipping a candle, or
holding a musket. |
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Old
Santa Fe Depot
Historical Complex
Avenue H & 9th Street
Fort Madison, IA
319-372-7661 |
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Built in 1909, this mission revival style depot is the home of
the North Lee County Historical Museum. This museum is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places because of its unique
architecture. The railroad complex is a classic for those
interested in railroad history, firefighting lore, Sheaffer
Fountain Pen history, territorial and pioneer days. Step aboard
Santa Fe Railroad Caboose #235 and visit a museum room dedicated
to the devastating Mississippi River Flood of 1993. |
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Santa Fe Swing
Span Bridge
2nd
Street
Fort Madison, IA |
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Built in 1927 with a 525 foot swing span, this bridge is the
longest double-decker swing span bridge in the world. |
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George M. Verity
River Museum
Victory Park at Johnson Street
Keokuk, IA
319-524-4765 |
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The
George M. Verity River Museum is a paddle boat that was built in
Dubuque, Iowa for the Upper Mississippi Barge Line in 1927 to revive river
transportation and move barges from St Louis to St. Paul. It known as the S.S. Thorpe
until the Armco Steel Company bought
the boat in 1940 and put it into service on the Ohio River,
renaming it after the founder of their company, George M.
Verity. The George M. Verity was donated to the City of Keokuk
in 1961 after being retired from service and opened as a river
museum in 1962. |
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Veteran's Memorial
Riverview Park
Fort Madison, IA |
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This
memorial was dedicated to all that have served and are currently
serving or will serve in the United States Armed Services. The
memorial has five marble benches embossed with the emblem of
each of the five branches of the armed forces as well as flag
poles containing the appropriate service flags, the US and State
flags. |
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Faeth Apple Orchard
Fort Madison, IA |
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Highway 2
319-372-1307 |
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Catfish Bend
Riverboat Casino II
Fort Madison, IA |
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Riverview Park
800-372-2WIN |
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For Travelers Heading Down River |
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Meeting
of the Great Rivers
Scenic Byway
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway area is one of
America’s newer scenic byways. With over 20,000 acres of forest
and wetlands at the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, it is a
nature lovers paradise. Visitors will find spectacular colors in
the fall and bald eagles in the winter. History abounds in the
region ranging from the prehistoric Cahokia Mounds to sites on the
National Register of Historic Places. |
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Missouri's
Lincoln Hills
The Lincoln Hills region of Missouri north of St.
Louis is often called the Northern Ozarks. In the north is Hannibal, which conjures up images of
the steamboat era and has become virtually
synonymous with Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, and Huck Finn. South of
Hannibal is
the Little Dixie Scenic Byway that travels atop limestone
bluffs and through the real river towns of Clarksville and
Louisiana. At the foot of the Lincoln Hills in Lincoln County is
Cuivre River State Park, one of Missouri's largest and most rugged. |
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