December 18, 2006: Based on archaeological evidence found in 2020, this photo’s position is practically on top of a War of 1812-era fort. IA 2’s east end was moved west after the opening of the US 61 bypass.
About a month ago, reported the Burlington Hawk Eye:
Contractors removing soil on Avenue H, in front of the now defunct Sheaffer Pen Co., unearthed artifacts and construction materials from what may have been the first European settlement site in Iowa.
The “first settlement” is the original Fort Madison, built in 1908 and abandoned in 1813. (Julien Dubuque was here earlier, but there was no village of Dubuque until later.)
The photos show Avenue H completely torn up near the BNSF river bridge. Until 2013, this was part of US 61, so the city is doing what I suspect are much-needed improvements.