Empty streets of the abandoned town of Centralia, PA where a mine fire that began in 1962 continues to burn to this day.
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MostardiPhotography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
EN7T2JFile size:
48.3 MB (5.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5032 x 3355 px | 42.6 x 28.4 cm | 16.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 April 2015Location:
Route 61, Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA.More information:
From Wikipedia: Centralia is a borough and a near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1, 000 residents in 1981 to 7 in 2013[2] as a result of the Centralia mine fire that has been burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia is the least-populated municipality in Pennsylvania. All properties in the borough were claimed under eminent domain by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 (and all buildings therein were condemned), and Centralia's ZIP code was revoked by the Postal Service in 2002.[3] State and local officials reached an agreement with the remaining residents on October 29, 2013 allowing them to live out their lives there, after which the rights of their properties will be taken through eminent domain.