Centralia, PA

In 1962 an underground coal mine fire began to burn in the small town of Centralia, PA. by the mid 90s the ongoing fire had forced many of the occupants of the town to leave. Eventually the government bought out the remaining residents and tore the houses down. Only a few people that refused to leave remained and occupied the ghost town. Part of highway 61 was compromised and the road was relocated. The abandoned highway now sits covered with graffiti