| 词条 | Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma |
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Keokuk Falls is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The location is 4.5 miles north and 15 miles east of Shawnee.[1] and one mile west of the Creek Nation and one mile north of the Seminole Nation across the North Canadian River.[1] It was named after Chief Moses Keokuk (1821-1908).[1] He is buried in Stroud, Oklahoma's Sac and Fox cemetery. HistoryHad a post office from January 13, 1892, until February 15, 1918.[1] Henry J. Jones was the first postmaster. Mail was sent to Prague after the Post Office closed. Had one newspaper, the Keokuk Kall.[1] Platted at the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation on September 22, 1891.[1] Became one of the most famous liquor towns in Oklahoma, because it was in the "wet" Oklahoma Territory near the "dry" Indian Territory.[1] The town became dry at statehood.[1] GeographyKeokuk Falls were on the North Canadian River, about three feet high. They are no longer visible since the riverbed has shifted.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book | last = Morris | first = John | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Ghost Towns of Oklahoma | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | year = 1977 | location = Norman, Oklahoma | pages = 229 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fSqmnpHFEF0C | isbn = 978-0-8061-1420-0 | id = {{ISBN|0-8061-1420-7}} }} External links
2 : Ghost towns in Oklahoma|Geography of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma |
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