A Mississippi ‘powerhouse’: Keokuk plant generating hydroelectricity 113 years later
KEOKUK (WGEM) - You drive past it when traveling to or from Keokuk from the Illinois side, but do you know what it actually does? Lock and Dam 19, or as the sign says, “Keokuk Plant,” has sat on the Mississippi River for 113 years. In fact, July 1 will …