In 1962 a mine fire began under Centralia, PA. Today the town is gone.
Centralia, Pennsylvania began as a coal mining town. Today, with the international focus on renewable energy sources, the mountainous region is becoming known for its wind farms and windmills. Completed in 2009 and built...
For many years, visitors to Centralia, PA would see homes with multiple “chimneys.” These were, in fact, not chimneys at all. Rather, they were brick buttresses designed to support the house walls. As the...
In 1997 the NPR radio show and podcast, This American Life, featured Centralia in a segment about the how fire impacts people. The program includes a number of good interviews with several of the...
The most famous stop sign in Centralia, Pennsylvania is at the corner of Trautwine Street and Main Street. Several years ago someone spray painted the sign so it now reads “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The...
The Centralia Municipal Building is one of the last remaining structures in the town. Built in 1978 after the mine fire had already begun, the building played a major role in the history of...
Here is a collection of the best Centralia, PA photos posted on the Web during the last seven days. If you have anything you’d like to share, please tweet a link to @centralia_pa. A...
Centralia PA Early History Before the town of Centralia, PA existed, there was a vast expanse of mountain wilderness inhabited by tribes of Native Americans. That changed in 1749 when the Native Americans living...
The Daily Show featured Centralia, Pennsylvania in a segment which aired on August 22, 2001. Using their unique blend of facts and humor, Jon Stewart and Matt Walsh examine the future of coal energy...
Centralia, PA only has a handful of buildings remaining. One of these is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. It’s a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church and is located on North Paxton Street overlooking...
In 2001 the last remaining commercial building in Centralia, Pennsylvania stood at the corner of Center Street and Locust Avenue. This is the corner where Route 61 meets Route 42. The three story structure...
