Scammon, KS

united states

Scammon is a small town of 371 people in southeastern Kansas, near the Missouri border. US Highway 69 runs through town, connecting north to Pittsburg and south toward Joplin, Missouri. Most traffic involves short trips to Columbus or Galena for work and shopping. The town sits in former mining country where old chat piles from lead and zinc operations create distinctive artificial hills across the prairie landscape.