Keokuk in Lee County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Keokuk Armory Explosion Memorial

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 26, 2023

1. Keokuk Armory Explosion Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the 21 persons who perished in an explosion of The National Guard Armory on this site on Thanksgiving eve Nov. 24, 1965, while attending a square dance of The Swing-Ezy Square Dance Club.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is November 24, 1965.

Location. 40° 25.036′ N, 91° 24.105′ W. Marker is in Keokuk, Iowa, in Lee County. It is on Armory Road just south of Plank Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4849 Armory Rd, Keokuk IA 52632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Oakland Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hugh Lincoln Cooper (approx. 1.1 miles away); U.S.S Maine Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cornerstone of the Old Estes House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Keokuk National Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); To The Memory of Pioneers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Keokuk's Speech In 1812 (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keokuk.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 26, 2023

2. Keokuk Armory Explosion Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.