Keokuk Falls is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The location is 4.5 miles north and 15 miles east of Shawnee, [1] as well as 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.
The town had 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. The town also had one newspaper, the Keokuk Kall. [1]
It was platted at the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation on September 22, 1891. [1]
The town 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]
Keokuk Falls were on the North Canadian River, about three feet high. They are no longer visible since the riverbed has shifted. [1]
35°24′18″N96°38′11″W / 35.40500°N 96.63639°W
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