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Treece in the region of Kansas with its 138 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 977 mi or ( 1573 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Treece is now 06:20 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bentonville, Fayetteville, Little Rock, Baxter Junction, and Baxter Springs. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bentonville . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Treece ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tornado in Pitcher OK.

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Total devastation Picher Oklahoma 5/10/08 tornado F4

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Toxicity, The Story of Picher Oklahoma

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The most toxic city in the United States, Picher Oklahoma is the result of a century of unrestricted mining operations which left the town exposed to deadly toxins across the land, in the water and th ..

Oklahoma cleaning up water

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We travel to Commerce, Oklahoma where an OU Professor is looking to nature to help clean up some very dirty water. ..


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Treece, Kansas

Treece is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 138. As of May 2012 the city was abandoned and most buildings and other facilities demolished due to pervasive problems with lead pollution resulting from past mining. Two people who had refused an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) buyout remained.

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Located at 37.00 -94.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Environmental disaster ghost towns, Ghost towns in Kansas

Picher, Oklahoma

Picher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. Formerly a major national center of lead and zinc mining at the heart of the Tri-State Mining District, over a century of unrestricted subsurface excavation dangerously undermined most of Picher's town buildings and left giant piles of toxic metal-contaminated mine tailings heaped throughout the area.

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Located at 36.98 -94.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2009 in Oklahoma, 2009 in the United States, 2009 in the environment, Environmental disaster ghost towns, Environmental disasters in the United States, Former municipalities in Oklahoma, Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Ghost towns in Oklahoma, Pollution in the United States, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Tar Creek Superfund site

Tar Creek Superfund site is a United States Superfund site located in Picher and Cardin, Oklahoma. Chat piles left behind by the mining companies contain lead dust that has blown around the city. Elevated lead levels in Picher children have led to learning disabilities and other problems. The lead and zinc have also seeped into groundwater, ponds, and lakes, many of which still are used by children for swimming.

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Located at 36.98 -94.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Superfund sites in Oklahoma

Cardin, Oklahoma

Cardin is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census, but plummeted to 3 at the 2010 census in April 2010. The town is located within the Tar Creek Superfund site; the vast majority of its residents accepted federal buyout offers, and the town's population dropped to zero in November 2010.

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Located at 36.98 -94.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Environmental disaster ghost towns, Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Ghost towns in Oklahoma

Commerce, Oklahoma

Commerce is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,473 at the 2010 census, down 6.5 percent from 2,645 at the 2000 census.

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Located at 36.93 -94.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cities in Oklahoma, Communities on U.S. Route 66, Populated places in Ottawa County, Oklahoma

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