Centralia
Centralia
In 1962, burning trash ignited a vein of coal running close to the ground. The fires continues to burn to this day, making the town unlivable. Today, Centralia is a ghost town off of route 61. picked by kyot 1 year ago
tags coal fire ghost town
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 BrownTro...
1 year ago
I thought about posting this a few weeks back but didn't get around to it. Interesting story!
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 kakana
1 year ago
Yes, quite interesting.. and it's been burning 4 years longer than the Springfield tire fire.
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 Killerbe...
1 year ago
Hmmm, is this what the movie Silent Hill is based on?
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 Hoosker
1 year ago
•Centralia was an influence for the film/game "Silent Hill"

• Inspiration for the Dan Aykroyd film, "Nothing but Trouble"

• Most of the town was relocated by the government to a nearby town ironically named Ashland.

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 AutumnLo...
1 year ago
Interesting. Even when it rains, the burning coal doesn't die out?
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 ogri2003
1 year ago
Thanks! That was an interesting story.

Kind of strange that the Google ad on the right was selling indoor/outdoor wood & coal furnaces! A bit of human intervention needed there perhaps.
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 Peyote
1 year ago
Yeah.. Silent Hill was what I immediately thought of.
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 D3SPiTE
1 year ago
Ghost towns are so phuking cool!
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