QUAPAW

NAME: Quapaw
COUNTY: Ottawa
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 3
CLIMATE: Hot summer, cold winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime 		COMMENTS: The town name is a tribal term "Ugakhpa", which means "downstream people."
REMAINS: Few houses, new fire station, very few businesses.
Quapaw was first a farming community, but later was also a mining town when the Picher field opened up. The town took its name from the Quapaw Indian tribe. A post office was established June 9, 1897. After mining shut down, Quapaw's population went downhill as well. Submitted by: Steven McGinty
Quapaw Main Street (1920).
Courtesy Steven McGinty


The Rainbow Mine near Quapaw. (No longer exists today.)
Courtesy Steven McGinty
Looking south on Quapaw's main street today.
Courtesy Steven McGinty


This crumbling wall now serves as a giant canvas for a winter mural.
Courtesy Steven McGinty


An abandoned store building.
Courtesy Steven McGinty


Many houses in Quapaw show lack of up keep.
Courtesy Steven McGinty


The old fire station. (A new one has recently been built.)
Courtesy Steven McGinty

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