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    What is Picher Oklahoma known for?
    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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    How did Picher get its name?
    It was named in honor of O. S. Picher, the owner of Picher Lead Company, which operated several other mines in the area. Mining began on a large scale by the end of the year, and the population of Picher rose quickly. The city was officially incorporated in March 1918 — and it only grew from there.

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    How did Picher Oklahoma get its name?
    In 1913, lead and zinc ore were discovered in northeastern Oklahoma — and the town of Picher sprung up practically overnight. It was named in honor of O. S. Picher, the owner of Picher Lead Company, which operated several other mines in the area. Mining began on a large scale by the end of the year, and the population of Picher rose quickly.

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    What happened to Picher Oklahoma?
    Some shops still have merchandise displayed in the windows. Six people were killed, and a large number of the town's houses and businesses were destroyed. Even more residents left, as their homes were simply unsafe to inhabit. On Sept. 1, 2009, the state of Oklahoma officially disincorporated Picher. And by 2010, the population stood at just 20.

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    Is Picher a Superfund site?
    In 2007, Picher was still rated the worst-contaminated Superfund Site in the United States. Molten zinc flows from a furnace at a smelting plant. 1943. A building on the border of Picher and the town of Treece, Kansas, appears eerily frozen in time. Residents were slow to give up hope that federal and state efforts could clean up the city for good.

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    What happened to Picher mines?
    Between 1917 and 1947, the Picher field produced more than $20 billion in ore, and more than 50 percent of the lead and zinc used in World War I came from the city's mines. The industry was booming — but it wasn't to last. In the late 1930s, mining activity started to decrease as it became economically unviable, and it stopped completely by 1967.

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