Damn Interesting » The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia
O Miami, remember that from Oklahoma history class lol. The reasonong behind this was that coal mines underground were on fire and the town has been
Centralia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1 History; 2 Mine fire; 3 Centralia today; 4 Mineral rights; 5 Geography Coal mining continued in Centralia until the 1960s, when most of the companies
Penn State News
Nolter learned a lot about the geology of coal country, about mine tunneling The Centralia, Pa., underground coal fire started after the municipality
HistoryLink Essay: Coal in the Puget Sound Region
Today in Washington state only the Centralia coal mine is ranked as a “major eased concerns regarding the polluting nature of coal-fired generators.
3 Environmental contamination, community transformation, and the
In Centralia, the coal companies made their political and economic influence felt at The story of the Centralia mine fire began in 1962, when fire was


Penn State News
Nolter learned a lot about the geology of coal country, about mine tunneling The Centralia, Pa., underground coal fire started after the municipality
HistoryLink Essay: Coal in the Puget Sound Region
Today in Washington state only the Centralia coal mine is ranked as a “major eased concerns regarding the polluting nature of coal-fired generators.
3 Environmental contamination, community transformation, and the
In Centralia, the coal companies made their political and economic influence felt at The story of the Centralia mine fire began in 1962, when fire was
Pennsylvania Highways: Centralia Mine Fire
A Brief History of The Centralia Mine Fire - PA Department of Environmental Centralia: A Modern Ghost Town in the Pennsylvania Coal Country - Carl Weese
Related Information About Centralia, PA
Centralia Mine Fire Homepage - Frank Ayd's page, with information on a Mining - Also in Ashland, focuses on the history of anthracite coal mining
The Centralia Mine Fire
Maybe it does seem simple, but as a child of coal country, I know it was not. Article about Centralia and the Mine Fire (includes photos)
Coal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coal seams can be set on fire by spontaneous combustion or contact with a mine fire or surface fire. A grass fire in a coal area can set dozens of coal
Illinois Coal Industry
This act was in response to the mine fire at the St. Paul Coal Following the Centralia Mine disaster, legislation was adopted that created