Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
History
Had a post office from January 13, 1892, until February 15, 1918. Henry J. Jones was the first postmaster. Mail was sent to Prague after the Post Office closed.Had one newspaper, the Keokuk Kall.
Located 4.5 miles north and 15 miles east of Shawnee
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...
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Named after Chief Moses Keokuk.
Platted at the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation
Sac and Fox Reservation
The Sac and Fox Reservation of the Sac and Fox is a 23.639 sq mi tract located in southeastern Richardson County, Nebraska, and northeastern Brown County, Kansas. It was created as a consequence of the Platte Purchase of 1836....
on September 22, 1891.
Located one mile west of the Creek Nation and one mile north of the Seminole Nation across the North Canadian River
North Canadian River
The North Canadian River is a tributary of the Canadian River, approximately long, that flows through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the United States....
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Became one of the most famous liquor towns in Oklahoma, because it was in the "wet" Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.-Organization:Oklahoma Territory's...
near the "dry" Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
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The town became dry at statehood.
Geography
Keokuk Falls were on the North Canadian River, about three feet high. They are no longer visible since the riverbed has shifted.See also
- Etter, Jim (May 1, 1996). Ghost-Town Tales of Oklahoma: Unforgettable Stories of Nearly Forgotten Places. Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America: New Forums Press. pp. 248. ISBN 0913507741, 978-0913507742.