The brand was named when the Keokuk Dam was constructed. … By the 1970s the company had ceased garmet manufacturing & were basically a retail outlet selling brands such as Levis, Wrangler, etc. The store closed due to the New Keokuk-Hamilton bridge construction which required demolition of their building. The company opted not to relocate to other quarters.
Construction of the Keokuk dam began in 1910, and was completed in 1913. Photo of the Keokuk Powerhouse, which still stands today, by Peter A. Rathbun, Public Domain, Link
Aerial view of the locks at Lock and Dam 19. The 1957 lock is the largest at left, with the dewatered drydock and 1913 lock at its right. The old Keokuk Rail Bridge and Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge are visible in the foreground. View is upriver to the northeast. Photo by Carol Arney, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library; Public Domain, Link
Public walk bridge that overlooks the lock. The swing bridge will connect the railroad to pass the river, but the pedestrian bridge is closed at the end.
A ship passing through the lock, viewed by the walk bridge. Photo 2021 MJ.Locks are attached to the gate at the end of the walk bridge that overlooks the lock. Photo 2021 MJ.View from a tour boat passing through the lock. Photo 2021 MJ.
The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise…
– Mark Twain in Eruption
Aerial View of the bridge with ships up and down and railroad traffic across the Mississippi River.
The Keokuk dam is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
