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==Economy== === Mining economy === Lead and zinc mining has been important to the county economy since 1890, and Quapaw lands have been exploited for mining, first by lease. They were restricted in terms of receiving royalties and were generally excluded by discrimination from mining jobs. By 1910, the local [[mining industry]] was controlled by a few large corporations, including Commerce Mining and Royalty Company, the Eagle-Picher Company, the Childers Mining Company, the LaClede Lead and Zinc Company, and the American Lead and Zinc Company.<ref name="EOHC-Ottawa" /> In 1926, at the region's peak of production, Ottawa County was the largest source of lead and zinc in the world. By the 1960s most of the mines had closed, leaving mine shafts, sinkholes, chat piles, and other dangers for future cleanup. Such areas have been designated as part of the [[Tar Creek Superfund Site]] by the US [[Environmental Protection Agency]]. [[Rottenstone|Tripoli]], primarily used as an abrasive, was found near Peoria in 1912, and was mined into the twenty-first century.<ref name="EOHC-Ottawa" /> === Contemporary tourism === Today, Ottawa County, together with nearby Delaware County to the south, have a large impact on tourism in Oklahoma. Said counties combined are the third-largest tourism destination in the state, following only the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/ottawa-delaware-counties-generates-million-combined-in-visitor-spending-as/article_633b0aa0-fe66-5d7e-92bd-ea43785a864e.html |title=Ottawa, Delaware counties generates $519 million combined in visitor spending as 'welcome mat' for Oklahoma|publisher=Kaylea M. Hutson-Miller, Tulsa World, October 19, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>
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