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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]
View history; General ... Iowa City Press-Citizen – Iowa City; Keokuk Daily Gate City – Keokuk; ... (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)
A rival newspaper, the Iowa Patriot, was moved in 1838 from Fort Madison to Burlington by James G. Edwards. Edwards was a supporter of the Whig Party. At Rorer's urging, Edwards changed the name of his paper to the Burlington Hawk-Eye and Iowa Patriot in tribute to Chief Black Hawk. Black Hawk was a friend of Edwards and reportedly was present ...
The Des Moines Register, literally born in a log cabin, became Iowa's leading newspaper. See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history.
The Keokuk Indians was a primary nickname of the various minor league baseball teams based in Keokuk, Iowa between 1875 and 1962. The 1875 Keokuk Westerns franchise were members of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , a league that directly evolved to become today's Major League Baseball .
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.
The Daily Iowan – the student newspaper of the University of Iowa – has purchased two local weekly newspapers, the Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist. 2 small Iowa towns faced ...
The John N. and Mary L. (Rankin) Irwin House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1] In 2002 it was included as a contributing property in The Park Place-Grand Avenue Residential District. [2]