Picher is found in far northeast Oklahoma, on the border of Oklahoma and Kansas. Part of Ottawa County, the nearest communities that aren't also ghost towns are Commerce, Quapaw and Miami.

That gauge is provided by the towering but slowly diminishing piles of “chat,” or tailings, that still loom over what is now a virtual ghost town ... Oklahoma. The length of the cleanup in ...

But if any ghost town had actual ghosts, it would probably be Nelson. Picher, Oklahoma: ‘America’s Most Toxic Ghost Town’ In some ways, Picher, Oklahoma, resembles other ghost towns on this ...

“I first visited Picher in 2008, shortly after the tornado,” photographer Todd Stewart told Hyperallergic. “The tornado had leveled houses in a significant part of the town, leaving only ...

PICHER, Okla. – A businessman who refused to leave the Oklahoma ghost town of Picher has died. The Thomas Funeral Home confirmed Gary Linderman's death. According to an obituary on its website ...

Visiting abandoned towns can be hazardous for a number of reasons, including crumbling structures and guards who will shoot trespassers on sight. But some ghost towns have toxic legacies due to ...

OTTAWA COUNTY – The Tulsa Medical Examiner’s office is in the abandoned community of Picher on Saturday after human bones were found Friday evening. Angela Berg, a forensic anthropologist ...

PICHER — Around 2,500 people turned out for the eighth annual Picher Christmas parade on Saturday, bringing life, joy and fun to the Ottawa County ghost town. “It’s one of the biggest ...

Could an entire town be wiped off the map by pollution? That’s exactly what happened to Picher, Oklahoma. Once home to thousands, it became so toxic that no one could stay. But how did it get this bad ...