[PAR] [TLE] Times Beach, Missouri [SEP] Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 17 mi southwest of St. Louis and 2 mi east of Eureka.  Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to a dioxin contamination that made national headlines.  It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the country's history. [PAR] [TLE] Route 66 State Park [SEP] Route 66 State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri, located on the former site of the town of Times Beach.  It is a 419 acre park located less than 1 mi east of Eureka.
[PAR] [TLE] Times Beach , Missouri [ SEP ] Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County , Missouri , United States , 17 mi southwest of St. Louis and 2 mi east of Eureka . Once home to more than two thousand people , the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to a dioxin contamination that made national headlines . It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the country 's history . [PAR] [TLE] Route 66 State Park [ SEP ] Route 66 State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri , located on the former site of the town of Times Beach . It is a 419 acre park located less than 1 mi east of Eureka .
exposure to what caused the town that is now Route 66 State Park to be evacuated?
exposure to what caused the town that is now Route 66 State Park to be evacuated ?
dioxin
dioxin