Dedicated to the Former Residents
The City of Treece, located ½ mile west of Hwy. 69 was founded on February 26, 1918 as a result of mining operations in the early 20th century. During prime mining industry production; Treece, neighboring Picher, Oklahoma and several other small nearby towns combined has a population of over 20,000. In the 1920s this region commonly known as the Tri-State Mining District was the world's largest producer of zinc and lead, supplying ore for ammunition used during World Wars I and II. Ore production dclined rapidly in the 1960s as did the city's population. Treece was within the Cherokee County, Kansas OU-4 Treece Superfund Site and adjacent to the Oklahoma OU-4 Tar Creek Superfund Site, which were established due to contamination from historic mining activities.HM Number | HM1JWP |
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Placed By | The Treece Relocation Assistance Trust, Gene Bicknell, Betty McBride, Jim Dahmen, John Delmont Jr., & Eddie Hamilton |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, April 5th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 337036 N 4096321 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.99893333, -94.83143333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 59.936', W 94° 49.886' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 59' 56.16" N, 94° 49' 53.16" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 620 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near SW Treece Rd, Columbus OK 66725, US |
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