On the first Saturday of each December, a small miracle occurs in the extreme northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher. Around 8:00 a.m., the first vehicles start arriving in the parking lot of an ...
Once a year, the ghost town dubbed one of the most contaminated places on Earth briefly springs back to life. Visitors fill the streets, bringing lights, conversation and joy, but when the day ends, ...
The government never had to offer buyouts. The tornado never hit. For one morning each December, the former residents of Picher bring a ghost town back to life. The Economic Hardship Reporting Project ...
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