Times Beach, Missouri

Times Beach, Missouri

The town of Times Beach in Missouri was abandoned after its dirt roads were treated with Dioxin, an oily byproduct of Agent Orange and hexachlorophene, in an attempt to control its dust problem. Eventually, the town was purchased with superfunds money to clean up the old town.

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