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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental disaster site
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former mining town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| cityDissolutionVote | 2009 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Ottawa County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
ghost town
ⓘ
largely abandoned ⓘ |
| designatedSuperfundSite | 1983 ⓘ |
| disincorporated | 2009 ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
airborne heavy metal dust ⓘ contaminated groundwater ⓘ contaminated soil ⓘ |
| evacuationReason |
ground subsidence danger
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
major lead supplier during World War II ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1918 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chat piles
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
zinc mining ⓘ |
| region | Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| superfundProgram | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| tornadoImpact | significant destruction and fatalities ⓘ |
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