Starting in the late 19th century, Picher was at the forefront of Oklahoma’s lead and zinc mining industry. At the height of the boom, in the 1920s, it had over 14,000 resident miners and ...

PICHER, Okla. – Picher, Oklahoma may be the biggest environmental disaster you’ve never heard of, KFSM reports. What was once a boom town is now considered one of the most toxic cities in America.

Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ore was discovered. All that remains in the ghost town are empty buildings and piles of toxic waste.

Preview. The artists will host a sneak peek of "The Picher Project" for the public at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Commons Hall at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami.

The people of Picher, Okla., are leaving.In early 2006, a federal study determined that areas of Picher and the surrounding communities of Cardin and Hockerville in Oklahoma were at risk of caving in.

PICHER, Okla. — Despite being about 1,500 miles away, theater audiences in New York City are learning about the history and residents of a former mining town in Northeast Oklahoma ...