The stories of Lee County, IA
8 narrated audio stories from across Lee County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Roquette America Keokuk plant
What Keokuk Sends to the World’s Pantry
A Lee County food story told through ingredients, not entrees.
Iowa State Penitentiary
From Stone Walls to a Modern Prison Campus
How one prison’s design reveals changing ideas about punishment and reform.
Old Fort Madison
The Night Fort Madison Burned
A fragile frontier post fought twice, then vanished in fire.
Lee County
Labor Day, Butter, and a Town Called West Point
How sweet corn became West Point’s signature Labor Day ritual.
Old Fort Madison
The Fort That Couldn’t Hold
A frontier outpost built to project power, then abandoned under fire.
Iowa State Penitentiary
Stone Walls for a New Territory
How Iowa’s young territorial government made authority visible at Fort Madison.
Old Fort Madison
The Night Fort Madison Burned
An isolated river fort ends in fire, secrecy, and retreat.
Old Fort Madison
Where the Upper Mississippi Caught Fire
A short-lived fort became an early frontier flashpoint.
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