History of Centralia PA, 1977 to 1984
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...
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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...
The Speed Spot in Centralia PA
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...
