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.

Ghost towns across America are frozen in time: ... Texola, Oklahoma. Texola is located along America's most famous route Route 66 - but the population as of 2010 is just 36. ...

Whenever possible he seeks; the forgotten, the abandoned, the Oklahoma towns whose populations have gone on to greener pastures. Citing reasons why some towns die, Schmidt offers, “Rivers dry up ...

OTTAWA COUNTY – The Tulsa Medical Examiner’s office is in the abandoned community of Picher on Saturday after human bones were found Friday evening. Angela Berg, a forensic anthropologist, is ...

Remains Found in OK Ghost Town End 6-Year Search for Aubrey Dameron: ... The vast area, comprising a handful of ghost towns, has been the focus of several high-profile cases over the years, including ...

In places like Oklahoma, what is so special is that people do have this deeply rooted connection to place — that I think, if you live in other places, maybe that’s in America, maybe that’s ...