Early settlers built their homes around the former fort and a town grew up, taking the fort's name. A large monument was erected in the 20th century on the fort's former location.
An archaeological excavation in 1965 exposed the fort's central blockhouse and the foundations of the officers' quarters. These were now under the parking lot of the Scheaffer Pen Company.
It was listed on the NRHP in 1973 and a replica fort was built several blocks away with much of the labor coming from Iowa State Penitentiary inmates.
The Fort Madison site is now the subject of preservation efforts and buying the land is a great start.
----Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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