A look back – Times Beach, MO Evacuated 37 Years Ago

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Times Beach made national headlines in December 1982 when state and federal health officials declared the town uninhabitable because its unpaved roadways were polluted with dioxin, a toxic chemical.  “Everything that was near and dear to the people in this community. All the houses and the city equipment. Everything that they didn’t take with them that was left in their homes is buried here,” said Marilyn Leistner, the last mayor of Times Beach. Read more.

Photo:  A copy of the promotion for Times Beach that was published in the St. Louis Times newspaper in 1925.
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