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 Inside the engine room of the George M. Verity.
 The George M. Verity's paddle wheel.
 Most of the locks have gates that close like swinging doors, but locks number 19 and 27 have gates that raise up from the bottom. There are often so many fish in and around the Keokuk lock that a small percentage of them get stuck on top of the rising gate. The lock attendants keep a snow shovel at the ready and rush out onto the gate to shovel the fish back in. For the fifty odd fish that got stuck on the gate Isaac and I must have seen a thousand fish splash and bounce off the gate as it rose.
 About a dozen miles north of town you can visit the first school house built in the state of Iowa (1830).
 In Keokuk's historic distric, this magnificent old house is being restored. It's on the top of the bluff, and, from the looks of it, the new owners are serious about the view.
 This beautiful home was for sale the last time Isaac and I visited Keokuk.
 Another mansion on the bluff in Keokuk's historic distric.
 I was very taken with the design and style of this church. The steeple seems quite unconventional to me, but unfortunately I don't know enough about architecture to understand what I'm seeing. I'd certainly appreciate a short lesson from someone out there who could educate me about this architectural style.
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