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Farewell to a town


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AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Pedestrians are reflected in the window of a closed business in Picher, Okla., Saturday, April 6, 2008.

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Associated Press
Posted May 05, 2008 @ 12:06 PM
Last update May 06, 2008 @ 09:27 AM

PICHER, Okla. —

The population of Picher, Okla., has dwindled to a fraction of it's former size as people gradually move away from the Tar Creek Superfund site left from years of lead and zinc mining.

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