The “Silent Hill” Town That’s Been on Fire Since 1962

Centralia, Pennsylvania is a continuously burning ghost town.

Verity Amare
Lessons from History
4 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Centralia, PA still burning. Source

The town of Centralia has been burning for a long time. 60 years in fact! And it doesn’t look like it's going to stop anytime soon.

This desolate dot on the map is located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania where Route 61 and Route 42 intersect…

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Verity Amare
Lessons from History

City-girl. Jetsetter. Ghost hunter. Psychology nerd. Lover of human connection. Catch flights, not feelings!