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Picher, Oklahoma · 1910s–2013

Picher

AbandonedAccess unverified

Picher, 2007 · Tim Dowd, CC BY 3.0

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Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.

Real history

Picher was named for O.S. Picher and had more than 14,000 miners at its peak; its population peaked in 1926. The area became part of the Tar Creek Superfund site in 1983. An EF4 tornado struck on May 10, 2008; the town was disincorporated on September 1, 2009, and dissolved on November 26, 2013 (Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.

Then and now

Abandoned brick storefronts beside chat piles
Now: Picher, 2007. Photo: Tim Dowd, CC BY 3.0. Wikimedia Commons

Public access

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