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After reading through this article, I immediately went to google maps to see if they had any street-level views of the town. Thankfully, they do. From them, a
by jerhinesmith 15y ago
After reading through this article, I immediately went to google maps to see if they had any street-level views of the town. Thankfully, they do. From them, and the satellite views, you can see both the chat (I'm guessing that's what those large-ish white mounds are -- I could be wrong) mentioned in the article and "explore" the mostly abandoned town.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=picher,+ok&hl=en&sll=37.836207,-122.242298&sspn=0.241048,0.445976&vpsrc=0&hnear=Picher,+Ottawa,+Oklahoma&t=h&z=15 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=picher,+ok&hl=en&sll=3...
- jameskilton 15y agoWow. The article gives numbers, but seeing the actual mountains, and how many of them, help really solidify just how polluted that area is, wow.
- astangl 15y agoImpressive. In Missouri, St. Joe Lead Co. donated land containing its mountains of tailings for a state park. St. Joe's State Park, popular for off-roading, with people riding their ATVs, minibikes, etc. through the tailings from the lead mines, also happens to be part of a Superfund site, but that doesn't dissuade people. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22St.+Joe+state+park%22&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.206892,89.384766&vpsrc=0&hq=%22St.+Joe+state+park%22&t=h&z=13 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22St.+Joe+state+park%22&h... http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/cleanup/cercla/asarco/community.html#bigriver http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/cleanup/cercla...
- noonespecial 15y agoThe streetviews are much older than the satellite photos. You can do a kind of eery "before and after" of all of the demolished houses and buildings.