Ottawa County, Oklahoma
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Ottawa County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,285. Its county seat is Miami. The county was named for the Ott
Modoc Mission Church (2010)
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
Ottawa County, Oklahoma
…zinc mining through the first half of the 20th century. Unrestricted mining resulted in severe environmental degradation, and mining centers such as Picher, Oklahoma, in the county were included within the Tar Creek Superfund Site in 1980. In 1996, the government found that 34% of the children of Picher had lead…
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
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 by arson in April 2015.