Keokuk

Keokuk, a city of Iowa, is situated almost at the south-east extremity of the state, on the Mississippi River (here crossed by a railroad bridge), 161 miles by rail ESE. of Des Moines. Keokuk has a large trade, nine lines of railway touching the town. The largest steamboats could always come up to Keokuk, and the 'Des Moines rapids,' immediately above, are now passed by a great canal, 11 miles long, which cost some 5 million dollars. The town contains law, medical, and commercial colleges, and has several foundries, saw and flour mills, and factories. Pop. (1890) 14,101.