Keokuk
Americannoun
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c1780–c1848, leader of the Sac tribe.
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a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River: large power dam.
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Murray loved to talk to the young writer from Keokuk, Iowa, or Madison, Wis., who would inevitably make their way down press row to introduce themselves before the game to their idol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
Working on a test array in the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa, Woodley and her team have tagged thousands of fish and monitored their movements around the barrier's underwater speakers.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
One of those witnesses, an inmate named Arne Maki, testified Tuesday that Jones told him of his involvement last year when they were both held at the Keokuk County Jail.
From Fox News ● Jul. 27, 2021
He said that like Jones, he was housed at the Keokuk County jail at the same time as Maki but didn’t know him well.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Captain Wheelock sat at the end of the oblong table opposite Mabel, who placed the man from Keokuk at her right and Raridan at her left.
From The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson
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