Photos: Week’s Top Centralia Pennsylvania Images
Each week, we scour the web to find the best photos and media of Centralia PA from the last seven days. If you have anything to share with us, please tweet it to @centralia_pa....
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Wood Street Fire Sign, Centralia PA
One of the memorable locations in Centralia Pennsylvania is an old, gnarled tree with a few signs on it. The tree can be seen on the right hand side while heading north along Route...
Aerial Video of Centralia Pennsylvania
Here’s some interesting footage of Centralia PA. It’s actually shot out the window of a small airplane. This provides a unique view of what’s left of the town and the surrounding areas. The aerial...
Bootleg Mining in Centralia Pennsylvania
Bootleg mining was one of the unique issues that complicated efforts to deal with the Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire. As the name suggests, bootleg mining is not an law abiding, state sanctioned form of...
Join the Centralia Cleanup Crew on Oct. 25th!
Come help cleanup Centralia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 25, 2014! A crew of individuals from the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) will work alongside students and alumni from Drexel University as...
Coal Mine Canaries in Centralia PA
By 1980 it was clear that Centralia, Pennsylvania was having a problem with mine gases. Soon, canaries would be called upon to save the day. The problem gases included carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and...
Centralia Mine Fire Burn Zone
The Centralia PA mine fire has been constantly on the move since it started burning around Memorial Day of 1962. The underground fire follows a convoluted maze of abandoned coal mines and seams in...
Odd Fellows Cemetery in Centralia, Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows Cemetery holds an important place in Centralia PA and its history. It is right near where the mine fire began in 1962. In that year the town landfill, which had previously been...
Centralia PA is Silent Hill PA
The 2006 horror film, Silent Hill, was partially inspired by the town of Centralia, PA. The film itself is an adaptation of the Silent Hill video game series which was first released by Konami...
Buttressed Homes in Centralia
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...
