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Keokuk National Cemetery was created in a separate, donated plot of Oakland Cemetery during the American Civil War as a place to inter veterans who died in the five military hospitals in the area. By the end of the Civil War, the cemetery had the interments of over 600 Union soldiers, and 8 Confederate prisoners of war .
The C. R. Joy House, also known as The Grande Anne Bed & Breakfast, was a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States.It was destroyed by fire in July 2018. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
After watching brother-in-law Don White race in the late 1940s, Derr began his racing career in 1950. [4] Earning his reputation mainly on half-mile dirt tracks, Derr won his first International Motor Contest Association championship in 1953, and won four consecutive IMCA championships between 1959 and 1962. [4]
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.
Hugh Sample became the mayor of Keokuk in 1858 and had the house built the following year. He lived in the residence until his death in 1870. [2] The 2½-story structure was designed in the Italianate style and is considered the finest and most intact example of that style in Keokuk. [3]
The E. H. Harrison House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States.It was designed in a combination of Federal, Greek Revival, and Second Empire styles by local architect Frederick H. Moore, and built in 1857 by local builder R.P. Gray.
William Howard Taft, who was chief justice from 1921 to 1930 after serving as president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, was the first justice for whom a state funeral has been held; Justice Ginsburg, who served as an associate justice from 1993 to 2020, was the second to receive this honor. [1] [2] [3]
The Gen. William Worth Belknap House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. William Worth Belknap moved to Keokuk from upstate New York in 1853 to practice law. He built this Greek Revival style house the following year. It is a two-story brick structure with a single-story wing.