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Fort Madison

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fort Madison city (1990 pop. 11,618), seat of Lee co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1838. Fort Madison, a U.S. trading post, was established in 1808 as the first fort west of the Mississippi; it was named for James Madison, then President. The city is a river port for barge traffic as well as a rail, commercial, and industrial center with a wide variety of light manufactures. Iowa State Penitentiary (1839) and Lee County Courthouse (1841) are in Fort Madison. Author not available, FORT MADISON. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Fort Madison
Fort Madison, Iowa/USA Named after James Madison (1751–1836), President of the USA (1809–17). Read more
Bruce Nauman
, 1941-, American artist, b. Fort Wayne, Ind.; studied Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A., 1964), Univ. of California, Davis (M.F.A., 1966). One of the most innovative and influential contemporary American artists... Read more

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