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1. Picher, Oklahoma - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picher,_Oklahoma
Description: WebPicher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States. It was a major national center of lead and zinc mining for more than 100 years in the heart of the Tri-State Mining District.
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2. How Picher, Oklahoma became America's most toxic ghost town
Link: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/10/30/how-picher-oklahoma-became-americas-most-toxic-ghost-town/70992699007/
Description: WebOct 30, 2023 · Picher was part of the Tri-State Lead and Zinc District, which consisted of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. It had the most productive mining field in the district, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society, producing …
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3. Picher, Oklahoma: The Story Behind America's Creepiest Ghost …
Link: https://www.wideopencountry.com/picher-oklahoma/
Description: WebFeb 8, 2021 · Places. The Story Behind America's Most Toxic Ghost Town. By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | February 8, 2021. Picher, located in Ottawa County in the state of Oklahoma, was once a quaint little American...
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4. Picher – Picher, Oklahoma - Atlas Obscura
Link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/picher
Description: WebJul 15, 2011 · The town of Picher, Oklahoma was once a booming mining community and home to thousands of people. Today, mountains of contaminated mining waste pocked with sinkholes loom over a nearly empty town...
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5. Picher, Oklahoma: America's Most Toxic Ghost Town
Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/picher-oklahoma
Description: WebUpdated December 19, 2023. Located near the border of Oklahoma and Kansas, Picher was a bustling mining center in the early 1900s — but now this abandoned town is surrounded by mountains of toxic waste. In 1913, lead and zinc ore were discovered in northeastern Oklahoma — and the town of Picher sprung up practically overnight.
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6. Picher: Oklahoma's Best-Known Ghost Town - 405 Magazine
Link: https://www.405magazine.com/picher-ok/
Description: WebMar 1, 2024 · Picher: Oklahoma’s Best-Known Ghost Town. Rusted and Gone. Picher’s poisonous past and ghostly present. Once a thriving community in northeast Oklahoma, Picher is now abandoned with crumbling and vacant buildings surrounded by towering hills of chat, a hazardous byproduct of lead and zinc mining.
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7. The Town of Silent Poison (Documentary) - How Picher, OK ... - YouTube
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soGOu5NZ5S0
Description: WebJun 14, 2023 · 32K. 2.3M views 10 months ago. The now defunct town of Picher, Oklahoma was once considered the most toxic place in the United States. Decades of lead and zinc mining scarred the landscape, with...
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8. Picher | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Link: https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=PI002
Description: WebPicher was the most productive mining field in the Tri-State Lead and Zinc District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri) and produced more than $20 billion in ore from 1917 to 1947. More than 50 percent of the lead and zinc metal consumed in World War I came from the Picher Field.
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9. The History of Picher, Oklahoma, a Ghost Town Full of Toxic Waste
Link: https://quirkytravelguy.com/visiting-picher-oklahoma-ghost-town-toxic-waste/
Description: WebJan 2, 2024 · Picher remains one of the best ghost towns in the South of the United States, as there simply aren’t too many in existence today. The nearest major cities to Picher are Tulsa, Oklahoma (97 miles away / 1.5 hour drive) and Springfield, Missouri (94 miles away / 1.5 hour drive.) Where should you stay if you want to visit the toxic ghost town?
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10. Picher: The rise and fall of Oklahoma’s toxic ghost town - KOCO …
Link: https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-picher-toxic-ghost-town/41759536
Description: WebUpdated: 5:39 PM CDT Oct 27, 2022. Infinite Scroll Enabled. Brooke Withrow. Sorry, this video is not available, please check back later. PICHER, Okla. — The small former mining community of Picher sits in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma, just a short distance from the Oklahoma-Kansas border.
