Coffeyville, Kansas: The Dead Zone
Signs and bleached animal skulls on poles and buildings protest a 2007 oil spill/flash flood that ruined many local homes.
- Address:
- E. 11th St., Coffeyville, KS
- Directions:
- Northwest corner of E. 11th St./US Hwy 169 and Davis St. Private property. Obey posted notices.
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All the houses in the Dead Zone area are gone.
[Josh Marick, 03/25/2013]
The signs and bleached animal skulls on poles and buildings appear to be a protest of the oil spill in 2007. Workers failed to close an oil overflow valve when preparing for a flash flood, and created a disaster costing many residents their homes. While the oil refinery bought the properties polluted by the spill, many residents still feel they got a raw deal.
Although there are many no trespassing signs on the property I think that's meant for entering the building or fenced off area, nobody said anything as I explored around the outside of the place.
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But the Dead Zone protest display remains! The sign reads: "Coffeyville resources contaminated our homes and land and then cheated us."