Memorial Building

Historical marker location:

Lewis Activity Center, Lewis, Iowa

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Webster Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.)

Lewis, Iowa. Remodeled 1993.

In the early 1900s, the town of Villisca, Iowa was the site of a gruesome murder that remains unsolved to this day. On June 10, 1912, eight people were bludgeoned to death with an axe in their home. The crime is known as the Villisca Axe Murders and has been the subject of numerous books, films, and TV shows.