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Ruston, Washington

Pierce County · Population 1,055 · Card no. 1611

A small town surrounded by Tacoma, built around a copper smelter whose 571-foot stack stood until 1993.

The smelter left arsenic and lead in the soil across a wide area, and the cleanup is ongoing.
Point Defiance Park adjoins the town.
The waterfront has been redeveloped since the stack came down.

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