Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Keokuk is a ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It was established in the 1850s, in Kansas Territory , and disappeared from maps by the 1870s. It was northwest of the original location of Centerville, Kansas , and was located twelve miles northwest of Sugar Mound.
Keokuk was born around 1780 on the Rock River in what soon became Illinois Territory to a Sauk warrior of the Fox clan and his wife of mixed lineage. [4] [5] He lived in a village near what became Peoria, Illinois on the Illinois River, and although not of the traditional ruling elite, was elected to the tribal council as a young man.
The old Keokuk Rail Bridge and Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge are visible in the foreground. View is upriver to the northeast. The main lock was constructed from 1952 to 1957 and is 1,200 feet (366 m) long and 110 feet (34 m) wide with a lift of just over 38 feet (12 m) and large enough to handle a full-length tow of barges.
Keota is located in eastern Keokuk County and the city limits extend east into Washington County to encompass a golf course.The city is 15 miles (24 km) east of Sigourney, the Keokuk county seat, and 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Washington.
It was known as the "best place to live in Keokuk." [3] and still holds that distinction. The Park Place/Grand Avenue Historic district features 146 years of architecture from 1856 until 2002. [4] In 1856, Charles Mason, a former Chief Justice of the Iowa Territory, platted Mason's Upper Addition to the city of Keokuk.
Keokuk may refer to: Keokuk (Sauk chief) Entities named after Chief Keokuk: Places: Keokuk, Iowa, USA; Keokuk County, Iowa, USA; Keokuk Airport, USA; Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, USA; Keokuk Rail Bridge, USA; Keokuk Avenue, a street in Chatsworth, California, USA; Things: Keokuk Westerns, a professional baseball team in the National Association in 1875
Keokuk / ˈ k iː ə k ʌ k / is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. [5] It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. [6]
Keokuk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,033. [1] The county seat is Sigourney. [2] History