In 1962 a mine fire began under Centralia, PA. Today the town is gone.
Here’s a neat piece of video history. It’s a news report about Centralia, Pennsylvania that first aired in 1983. The segment was produced by WNEP, an ABC affiliated television station out of Scranton, PA....
By 1984, the fate of Centralia, Pennsylvania was sealed. Through a combination of bureaucratic apathy and incompetence, the mine fire had burned continuously since 1962. It threatened the homes, health, and safety of the...
By 1977, the residents of Centralia Pennsylvania stood at a crossroads. For 15 years, a mine fire had uncontrollably burned at the edge of their town. Time was quickly running out. Many methods had...
Centralia, PA was once home to people of a number of different faiths. These people built churches that served as the religious backbone of the community. Thought it was a small town, Centralia once...
