Centralia, Pennsylvania

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On our way home from this Summer’s vacation we stopped in Centralia, Pennsylvania. This town’s story was an inspiration for the movie “Silent Hill”. There’s a fire burning in the mountain mines.

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Mine Fire Exhaust Pipe

Rather than try to tell you the story, I’ve included links to a rather comprehensive history of Centralia, Pennsylvania.

While walking around the area behind the Odd Fellows cemetery I briefly lost my keys. It wasn’t exactly the most reassuring place to have something go wrong. Fortunately I was able to find them by retracing my steps.

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Another Mine Fire Exhaust Pipe
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Where the Fire Started
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Looking In To the Odd Fellows Cemetery
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Is he still alive or maybe buried somewhere else?
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Tomb Stone in the Odd Fellows Cemetery

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