Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America: Season 2, Episode 2

2 - 2: Oklahoma's Toxic Ghost Town

An upstart mining town fuels the American war effort in both World Wars with its bountiful deposits of lead and zinc. The dusty pollution from the mining efforts that put Picher, Oklahoma, on the map, plus sinkholes from collapsing tunnels, would condemn the city to abandonment years later.