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smiyeaa t1_j389qgy wrote

Cairo is such an interesting town. It has a very long, and pretty sad history. There’s a documentary called Between Two Rivers that’s worth a watch if you’re interested in it. I would pass through when I’d travel to Nashville and it always piqued my interest as to why it’s the way it is now

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Jimithyashford OP t1_j38h1kf wrote

I didn't know there was a doc about it. Thanks I'll give it a watch.

You mentioning the Doc reminded me, there is also the Tar Creek Superfund site just a few hours over on the Oklahoma Kansas border. That place is very interesting to drive around and look at.

Also all of the buildings are demolished now, but it's one of the most polluted sites on earth, deemed by the EPA to be permanently unfit for human habitation, essentially for the rest of time. The whole town was bought out and relocated like a decade ago, with the exception of two families that refused to move and are now the only inhabitants.

There is also a doc about it that watch after visiting the place.

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rdaj_16 t1_j38tnd8 wrote

My family lived in Treece and I spent a good portion of my childhood running around there on the weekends. Definitely some unique people over that way.

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smiyeaa t1_j38ts8b wrote

Interesting, never knew about that! I’ll have to look for that doc

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