Madison Township, Lee County, Iowa

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Fort Madison is a city in Lee County, Iowa. [1]

History

Fort Madison was organized in 1841. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madison Township, Lee County, Iowa
  2. The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp.  452.

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