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
“We used to be able to count on the union vote here,” said former state Sen. Jerry Kerns of Keokuk, in Iowa’s southeastern corner.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2021
The Keokuk presented a fair mark with her sloping sides and double turrets.
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton
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