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The Centralia area has now grown to be a tourist attraction. [26] Visitors come to see the smoke and/or steam on Centralia's empty streets and the abandoned portion of PA Route 61, popularly referred to as the Graffiti Highway. [27] As of April 2020, efforts to cover up Graffiti Highway by the private owner of the road were begun. [28]
Centralia (/ s ɛ n ˈ t r eɪ l i ə / sen-TRAY-li-ə) is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania . Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 [ 8 ] because a coal mine fire has been burning beneath the borough since 1962.
In May 1962 a mine fire broke out in the coal seams under Centralia, an event which resulted in the majority of the town's population leaving over the following decades. Despite the continuously burning fires (which are expected to burn for hundreds of years), [ 4 ] the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church remained open.
On March 25, 1947, the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. [1] The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an underburdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. The US Department of Labor lists the disaster ...
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Here’s where they happened. Evan McKenna. September 28, 2023 at 1:57 PM. Datawrapper. This story contains an interactive map. Scroll over or tap each marker for more information.
The borough of Centralia is surrounded by the southern part of the township. The borough of Ashland in Schuylkill County is along the township's southern border, directly south of Centralia. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.0 km 2 ), of which 20.2 square miles (52.4 km 2 ) is ...