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.
Example Sentences
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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
One of those witnesses, inmate Arne Maki, testified Tuesday that Jones told him of his involvement last year when they were both held at the Keokuk County Jail.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021
From Ohio his father, Jacob Maple, moved to Keokuk, Ia., where he lived near the farm on which Mayor Humes, of Seattle, was reared.
From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez
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