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Keokuk and the Great Dam

  • By Hancock County Historical Society
  • 30 Dec, 2018

2001, by John E. Hallwas.  128 pages.

From the back cover:  This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel, the first dam built across the Mississippi River (from 1910-1913), and the historic Midwestern community that fostered the world-famous hydroelectric project.  Noted regional historian John E. Hallwas employs a spectacular array of historic photographs from the Keokuk Public Library, the Lee County Historical Society, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Ameren UE to chronicle an astounding achievement and distinctive Midwestern community.

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