This Pennsylvania town was once an ordinary slice of Americana, but these days, the ghostly ruins of the so-called 'real Silent Hill' has no zip code, no stores, and almost no people. Here's the story of Centralia, the town that sits atop an underground inferno that could rage for centuries. Before Centralia became a living horror movie, it was just an ordinary U.S. town. The land was purchased from local indigenous tribes in 1749, and the town grew over the next few centuries. It was built on the mining industry and eventually died due to the mining industry.
Though the town was never a bustling metropolis, it was a great place to mine coal, and that made it a fairly happy home for numerous miners and their families. At Centralia's peak in 1890, the town had a population of almost 3,000.
Going into the 20th century, as coal's popularity started to slide, Centralia lost many residents. By 1962, it had a population of about 1,400. Despite Centralia's economic struggles, the locals still had a lot of hometown pride, so they marched forward...unaware that, on the eve of a great celebration, everything was about to go up in flames. Literally.
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A once proud town | 0:17
A trashy problem | 1:06
Competing theories | 1:56
Centralia moves on | 2:27
People get hurt | 3:07
The debate rages | 3:56
The mass exodus | 4:28
The fire still burns | 5:21
Still home for some | 5:43
Cultural hotspot | 6:34
Time capsule opened early | 7:20
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