The Peoria are a Native American people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma.
Peoria moccasins, ca. 1860, collection of Oklahoma History Center
Miami is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891. Lead and zinc mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom.
Downtown Miami (2008)
Coleman Theatre, 2008
"Sidewalk highway" stretch of Route 66 near Miami, 2010
Interior of the Coleman Theatre