Centralia (/ sɛnˈtreɪliə / sen-TRAY-li-ə) is a borough and near- ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 [8] because of a coal mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962.
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You see, Centralia is a modern ghost town in PA. So, what’s the history of the town and what is there to do when visiting Centralia, PA? Keep reading to find out. In the early sixties, the borough of Centralia was just like any number of coal region towns in Pennsylvania.
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Centralia, Pennsylvania once boasted 14 active coal mines and 2,500 residents in the early 20th century. But by the 1960s, its boomtown heyday had passed and most of its mines were abandoned.
Inside Centralia, The Abandoned Town That's Been On Fire For 60 Years
What we found instead, strangely, was beauty. Centralia, despite everything I’d been led to expect, was thriving. If not for the roads, one might mistake Centralia for untouched wilderness.
It is located along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The city had a population of 18,183 at the 2020 census. [5] . Centralia is twinned with Chehalis, located to the south near the confluence of the Chehalis and Newaukum rivers.
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