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Hockerville, Oklahoma
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Hockerville is a ghost town in northern Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. Hockerville was a mining community near the Kansas-Oklahoma border; it once had more than 500 residents. At least 18 min
Hockerville, 1918
Hockerville, 1918
Picher, Oklahoma
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Picher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States. It was a major national center of lead and zinc mining for more than 100 years in the center of the Tri-S
Hockerville, Oklahoma
…residents. At least 18 mines operated in the Hockerville area in 1918 alone. The community was located just south of the Kansas-Oklahoma border between Picher to the west and Baxter Springs, Kansas, to the northeast. The settlement was named for Leslie C. Hocker, an early resident. A post office operated from…
A view looking north along Connell Ave, which was the main business district, 2007. The Picher Water Tower stands in the background.
A view looking north along Connell Ave, which was the main business district, 2007. The Picher Water Tower stands in the background.
Mining waste near neighborhoods South Treece Street, 2008
Mining waste near neighborhoods South Treece Street, 2008
A former residential neighborhood with no homes standing
A former residential neighborhood with no homes standing
The former Tri State Zinc and Lead Ore Producers Association Office was on the National Register of Historic Places, 2008. The building was destroyed
The former Tri State Zinc and Lead Ore Producers Association Office was on the National Register of Historic Places, 2008. The building was destroyed by arson in April 2015.