# This Town Was So Contaminated They Demolished It Completely

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Podcast: [Yore Town](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yore-town-6299876)
Published: 2026-02-23T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Times Beach, Missouri became the largest civilian environmental buyout in U.S. history. In 1983, the federal government ordered residents to leave after discovering dangerous dioxin contamination beneath their homes.

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