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Image: Mredden. Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been on fire for about fifty years. Once a town of about a thousand, there are now eight people, in eight houses. Highway 61 has been diverted around the town, and its main street blocked off. But the eight people fight to stay — despite the landfill fire that crawled beneath them into an abandoned coal mine and set up shop.
It has burned since it arrived. The Smithsonian visited Centralia , and described it this way:. Agree 7 Disagree 5. Beautiful Area! Great school and community.
Everyone is friendly and the stores are great. I got lucky on my house Agree Disagree You can also use our New Interactive Map to explore places. Try Now. All rights reserved. BestPlaces Mobile App. Lowest Priced Homes. Most Expensive Listings. Largest Homes. Median Priced Homes. Comfortable summers. Rainy days. Gloomy weather. I believe the house in reference is the Womer house.
I was in Centralia a couple weeks ago. It has definitely been demolished. Myself and a friend were there yesterday, 9 November Counted 4 homes. We drove over from Indiana.
Very sad and was blown away by all the dumping and graffiti. To those that are still there wow, you are amazing and strong willed. If you saw a little Honda cruising around that was us. Amazing and sad. We plan on Coming back next summer. I have no sympathy for the people who remained.
No sympathy? It really gives you an advantage. Somewhere much better? Some people value their histories, community, family homes and the memories that were made there.
I have sympathy for you for being such a careless, hateful human. Let the government push you from the home you busted your ass to buy and see how you feel then, getting a fraction of your homes worth to move leaving behind everything and everyone you know. With a few exceptions, many residents in the first wave of buyouts got about one-fifth of the assessment value of their homes.
One former resident who was interviewed years later said that all the seniors who agreed to move in the first wave of buyouts died within six months. They were heartbroken. We just visited 2 days ago.
Not sure what I was expecting but I can say it is very sad. The people walking had to move out of their way, the riders seemed to show no concern to the people walking. It was almost creepy, there was a parade of 6 of them that went past us and more riding through the woods along the highway. Their trucks and trailers were parked at 2 different places in the town. Just plain weird. I feel bad for the few remaining residents that have to put up with that. Few homes remain standing in Centralia. Most of the abandoned buildings have been demolished by the Columbia County Redevelopment Authority or reclaimed by nature.
At a casual glance, the area now appears to be a field with many paved streets running through it. Some areas are being filled with new-growth forest. The remaining church in the borough, St. It has not yet been directly affected by the fire.
As I was driving around the empty streets in Centralia recently, I came across one fellow weekend tourist from Pa. The area that he identified seems to be to the right when entering the borough, just below the road leading to the dump. My curiosity peaked, I did a drive by.
I imagine that this would have been the rear side of the houses on this block. Again, the area appears to be just below Second Street but before one comes to Wood Street—the street where the former Womer house was located until a few years ago. Can anyone confirm, deny, or shed any further light on this? The area is largely covered by a low hanging treebut can be seen.
I live in Pennsylvania and have always wondered why they could not have diverted some water source to run underground. It would be a Epic shame to find out this was allowed to burn for some nefarious political purpose like greed. Pure bureaucracy and greed. Hey all! I want to be respectful, of course, so I understand what limitations that may bring.
Are visitors even allowed anymore? I am so sad for the people of Centralia. How could they ever start over?? Thank you for your wonderful website and the stories of Centralia and its people, and keeping it alive. I will gladly send you a copy of the finished piece when it is published. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Plant an Apple Tree in Centralia: Postponed.
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