Ghost Towns in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania's ghost towns include coal mining patches and communities like Centralia, destroyed by underground mine fires.
Regions: Anthracite Region • Bituminous Region
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Centralia
Centralia is America's most famous modern ghost town. An underground coal fire has been burning beneath the streets since 1962. The fire cannot be ext...
Eckley
Eckley was a coal company town - a 'patch' - where the movie 'The Molly Maguires' was filmed. Now a state museum interpreting coal mining life....
Eckley Miners' Village
Eckley is a preserved anthracite coal company town—rows of identical miners' houses show how coal companies controlled workers' lives. Featured in the...
Yellow Dog Village
Yellow Dog Village was a coal company town with an unforgettable name. Like hundreds of Pennsylvania company towns, it lived and died with the mines. ...