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Discover Zincville in United States

Zincville in the region of Oklahoma is a place located in United States - some 976 mi or ( 1570 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Zincville is now 03:17 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bentonville, Fayetteville, Little Rock, Cravensville, and Lowell. When in this area, you might want to check out Bentonville . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Zincville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tornado in Pitcher OK.

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The sad sights that occur about us. ..

Total devastation Picher Oklahoma 5/10/08 tornado F4

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my son and I drive thru picher 5/14/08 ..


Jump On it Dance

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This was at my brother's wedding and it was too funny not to get on film. =] ..

Toxicity, The Story of Picher Oklahoma

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The most toxic city in the United States, Picher Oklahoma is the result of a century of unrestricted mining operations which left the town exposed to deadly toxins across the land, in the water and th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Picher, Oklahoma

Picher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. Formerly a major national center of lead and zinc mining at the heart of the Tri-State Mining District, over a century of unrestricted subsurface excavation dangerously undermined most of Picher's town buildings and left giant piles of toxic metal-contaminated mine tailings heaped throughout the area.

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Located at 36.98 -94.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2009 in Oklahoma, 2009 in the United States, 2009 in the environment, Environmental disaster ghost towns, Environmental disasters in the United States, Former municipalities in Oklahoma, Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Ghost towns in Oklahoma, Pollution in the United States, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Tar Creek Superfund site

Tar Creek Superfund site is a United States Superfund site located in Picher and Cardin, Oklahoma. Chat piles left behind by the mining companies contain lead dust that has blown around the city. Elevated lead levels in Picher children have led to learning disabilities and other problems. The lead and zinc have also seeped into groundwater, ponds, and lakes, many of which still are used by children for swimming.

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Located at 36.98 -94.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Superfund sites in Oklahoma

Treece, Kansas

Treece is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 138. As of May 2012 the city was abandoned and most buildings and other facilities demolished due to pervasive problems with lead pollution resulting from past mining. Two people who had refused an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) buyout remained.

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Located at 37.00 -94.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Environmental disaster ghost towns, Ghost towns in Kansas

Cardin, Oklahoma

Cardin is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census, but plummeted to 3 at the 2010 census in April 2010. The town is located within the Tar Creek Superfund site; the vast majority of its residents accepted federal buyout offers, and the town's population dropped to zero in November 2010.

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Located at 36.98 -94.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Environmental disaster ghost towns, Geography of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Ghost towns in Oklahoma

Baxter Springs, Kansas

Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas located along the Spring River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,238. It is the most populous city of Cherokee County. From an early trading post, the city grew dramatically with the expansion of cattle ranching in the West and was the first "cow town" in Kansas following the Civil War. its population grew dramatically into the early 1870s in association with the cattle drives.

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Located at 37.02 -94.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Cities in Kansas, Communities on U.S. Route 66, Forts in Kansas, Populated places in Cherokee County, Kansas