Best Centralia PA Photos for the Week of Nov. 2nd
Every week, we go back and find the best photos of Centralia PA from the last seven days. If you have anything to share with us, please tweet it to @centralia_pa. Entering the Borough...
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Exploring Centralia Pennsylvania with Drone Footage
Here’s a great video sent to us from JohnnyIShootStuff. It was shot a few weeks ago and recently edited together. One of the video’s best parts is drone footage showing aerial views of Centralia,...
Review: Fire Underground by David DeKok
David DeKok’s book, Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy Of The Centralia Mine Fire , is without a doubt the most compelling look at Centralia PA available today. Published by Globe Pequot Press and recently...
Why Centralia Pennsylvania is Important
The past week, we’ve written quite a bit about recent efforts to cleanup Centralia PA. Some readers have wondered, “Why is the town worth spending time and money to cleanup?” At first glance, such...
Photos: Last Week’s Best Centralia Pics
At the end of each week, we go back and find the best photos of Centralia PA from the last seven days. If you have anything to share with us, please tweet it to...
Spooky Centralia Pennsylvania: Ghosts and Silent Hill
Is Centralia PA haunted? Judging from the above video, some people certainly believe so. On this All Hallows Eve, let’s look at some of the spooky things in Centralia that cause people to think...
Photo Gallery: Centralia Cleanup Day
October 25, 2014 was cleanup day in Centralia Pennsylvania. Around 50 volunteers came together to remove trash and other debris from the nearly abandoned town. The following photographs were captured by Ross Campbell and...
John Lokitis Jr: Former Centralia PA Resident
John Lokitis Jr. was one of the last remaining residents in Centralia PA. He lived there from birth until 2009, when he was evicted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lokitis lived next to his...
Alexander Rea, Centralia Pennsylvania’s Founder
Alexander W. Rea was the founder of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, much of his story and early life have been lost to history. There are also no known pictures of Rea either. That said, here...
17927: Centralia’s Lost ZIP Code
Along with its own post office, Centralia PA once had a postal ZIP code: 17927. Today, that code is no longer in use within the borough. It would be over dramatic to say that...
