Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk is a city located in Lee County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,427. It is named after Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is buried in Rand Park. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa at the confluence of the Des Moines River with the Mississippi. The settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois is on the opposite side of the river and many tourists seek accommodations in Keokuk when lodging facilities in Nauvoo are full.

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Lee County, Iowa - 2000 - Sauk - Chief Keokuk - Des Moines River - Mississippi - Nauvoo, Illinois

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In an episode of The Simpsons, Krusty the Klown mentioned this town, along with Walla Walla, Cucamonga, and Seattle, as funny place names. The town is also the birth place of the famous silent film actor Conrad Nagel, who was born here in 1897. In 1885 Bud Fowler became the first African American to play in white professional baseball when he played second base for Keokuk's team in the Western League, an upper level minor league. At the time Keokuk's population was more than ten percent African American due to the migration of former slaves during and after the Civil War.

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The Simpsons - Krusty the Klown - Walla Walla - Cucamonga - Seattle - Conrad Nagel - 1897 - Bud Fowler - African American - Civil War

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