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Posted May 13, 2013, 10:41 PM
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Old Fart Forumer
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Live in DC suburbs-Maryland
Posts: 22,154
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Fort Madison & Keokuk, Iowa
Thought I'd combine these two because they form a Micropolitan Statistical Area which has a total population of about 42,000. They are located on the Mississippi about 22 miles apart. They are also both listed as county seats for Lee County, Iowa.
Starting with Fort Madison (pop ~ 11,000, down from over 16,000 back in 1960). I stopped at the visitors center, but instead decided to tour an old train station museum nearby. Some interesting stuff, and a crusty old tour guide named Andy. I didn't take many pics of the station or trains (which passed by about every 10 minutes), and unfortunately neglected to take one of Andy. But I did get a few of the city, so here we go:
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Ft Madison, IA 01 by exithacan, on Flickr
2. Train Station
Ft Madison, IA 04 by exithacan, on Flickr
3. Part of the train museum tour.
Ft Madison, IA 02 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 03 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 05 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 06 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 07 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 08 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 09 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 10 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 11 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 12 by exithacan, on Flickr
13. I didn't realize the Lady had a relative in Iowa.
Ft Madison, IA 13 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 14 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 20 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 17 by exithacan, on Flickr
17. Ooooooh, some brick streets.
Ft Madison, IA 16 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 15 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 18 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 19 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Ft Madison, IA 21 by exithacan, on Flickr
22. Finally, one of the larger employees, the Iowa State Penitentiary, the state's maximum prison.
Ft Madison, IA 22 by exithacan, on Flickr
Now on to Keokuk (don't ya just love that name?). The city is partly known for its lock & dam and power plant built in 1913. There's a population of about 10,700 (down from over 15,000 back in 1960). Anyway, here's some pics:
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Keokuk, Iowa 08 by exithacan, on Flickr
2. Lock & Dam (in background) with power plant behind locks, notice the flood waters on the side.
Keokuk, Iowa 13 by exithacan, on Flickr
3. Nearby waterworks ("The Best Water in Iowa")
Keokuk, Iowa 09 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 10 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 11 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 01 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 02 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 03 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 04 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 05 by exithacan, on Flickr
11. Damn red dot
Keokuk, Iowa 07 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 28 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 29 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 32 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 31 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 25 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 26 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 27 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 15 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 16 by exithacan, on Flickr
21. Enough wires for ya?
Keokuk, Iowa 14 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 06 by exithacan, on Flickr
23. Old BPOE building.
Keokuk, Iowa 22 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 20 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 19 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 23 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 18 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 17 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 21 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 30 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Keokuk, Iowa 24 by exithacan, on Flickr
Hope you didn't mind some smaller out of the way places, and enjoyed the tours.
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Get off my lawn you whippersnappers!!!!!
Retired, now Grandpa Daycare
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