Picher, Oklahoma
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Picher, Oklahoma is a largely abandoned former lead and zinc mining town infamous as one of the most toxic environmental disaster sites in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picher, Oklahoma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6730372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picher, Oklahoma Context triple: [Tri-State mining district, hasCity, Picher, Oklahoma]
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A.
Oologah, Oklahoma
Oologah, Oklahoma is a small town in northeastern Oklahoma best known as the boyhood home of humorist Will Rogers and its proximity to Oologah Lake.
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B.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a small city in northeastern Oklahoma that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Cherokee Nation.
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C.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Pawhuska, Oklahoma is a small city in northeastern Oklahoma that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Osage Nation.
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D.
Powell, Oklahoma
Powell, Oklahoma is a small unincorporated community located in Marshall County in southern Oklahoma.
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E.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Poteau, Oklahoma is a small city in Le Flore County known as a regional hub in eastern Oklahoma near the Arkansas border, close to Fort Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picher, Oklahoma Target entity description: Picher, Oklahoma is a largely abandoned former lead and zinc mining town infamous as one of the most toxic environmental disaster sites in the United States.
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A.
Oologah, Oklahoma
Oologah, Oklahoma is a small town in northeastern Oklahoma best known as the boyhood home of humorist Will Rogers and its proximity to Oologah Lake.
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B.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma is a small city in northeastern Oklahoma that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Cherokee Nation.
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C.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Pawhuska, Oklahoma is a small city in northeastern Oklahoma that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Osage Nation.
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D.
Powell, Oklahoma
Powell, Oklahoma is a small unincorporated community located in Marshall County in southern Oklahoma.
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E.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Poteau, Oklahoma is a small city in Le Flore County known as a regional hub in eastern Oklahoma near the Arkansas border, close to Fort Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental disaster site
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former mining town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| cityDissolutionVote | 2009 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Ottawa County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
ghost town
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largely abandoned ⓘ |
| designatedSuperfundSite | 1983 ⓘ |
| disincorporated | 2009 ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
acid mine drainage
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airborne heavy metal dust ⓘ contaminated groundwater ⓘ contaminated soil ⓘ |
| evacuationReason |
ground subsidence danger
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toxic contamination ⓘ |
| evacuationRecommendedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | environmental documentaries ⓘ |
| federalBuyoutProgram | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| foundedAs | mining camp ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicRole |
major lead supplier during World War I
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major lead supplier during World War II ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1918 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chat piles
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ground subsidence risk ⓘ high childhood lead poisoning rates ⓘ severe lead contamination ⓘ toxic mine tailings ⓘ zinc contamination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tar Creek Superfund site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Oklahoma ⓘ |
| majorTornadoEvent | May 10, 2008 ⓘ |
| miningBoomPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter | O. S. Picher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kansas state line
ⓘ
Miami, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRanking | one of the most toxic towns in America ⓘ |
| partOf | Tri-State Mining District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationPeakApprox | 14,000 ⓘ |
| populationPeakPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| postalCodeFormer | 74360 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
lead mining
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zinc mining ⓘ |
| region | Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| superfundProgram | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| tornadoImpact | significant destruction and fatalities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Picher, Oklahoma Description of subject: Picher, Oklahoma is a largely abandoned former lead and zinc mining town infamous as one of the most toxic environmental disaster sites in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.