🔥 Centralia, Pennsylvania Hidden in the hills of Columbia County, Centralia is one of Pennsylvania’s most mysterious and haunting places. Once a thriving coal town, an underground mine fire that started in 1962 still burns beneath the ground today. Most of the town has been abandoned, with cracked roads, rising steam, and empty streets serving as eerie reminders of what once was. Nature has slowly taken back the land, but Centralia’s story continues to draw curious travelers and ghost story lov

From the WGAL Archives: Nearly 20 years after a mine fire ignited under Centralia, Pa., residents who still lived in the town had a dilemma on their hands: should they take a $25 million federal buyout or try to dig up part of the town and the remaining coal, which some experts valued at $400 million. WGAL visited Centralia in 1981 as residents and leaders tried to find a way forward: http://www.wgal.com/article/pa-centralia-residents-debate-moving-mining/65625613 #Centralia #Abandoned #MineFire