FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A monument marking a battlefield where 23 soldiers died has been installed in Fort Madison.
(Photo Credit: Fort Madison Daily Democrat)
The granite monument put in place last week includes a history of the military post on one side and the soldiers’ names on another side.
Andy Andrews of the North Lee County Historical Society and Friends of the Old Fort says the $14,000 cost was underwritten by donations through Friends of Old Fort Madison.
A flagpole will be installed nearby.
The Fort Madison Daily Democrat reports that Fort Madison, originally known as Fort, was built by the U.S. Army in 1808 and abandoned in 1813.
It was the location of the only battle west of the Mississippi during the War of 1812.
