On May 27, 1962, something awful started in Centralia, Pennsylvania. Even though it's been nearly 60 years, this awful thing is still going. Have you heard Centralia's story before? 

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“Ask Quick Bids to Put Out Fire Idling 30 Mines.” Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), August 15, 1962. www.newspapers.com.

Blakemore, Erin. “This Mine Fire Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, June 12, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/mine-fire-burning-more-50-years-ghost-town.

Knutson, Julie. “The End of Centralia's Abandoned, Colorful, Anarchic 'Graffiti Highway'.” Atlas Obscura. Atlas Obscura, September 11, 2020. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/centralia-graffiti-highway-buried.

Rubinkam, Michael. “Few Remain as 1962 Coal Town Fire Still Burns.” The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), February 7, 2010. www.newspapers.com.

Uslais, John. “'Graffiti Highway' Fans Sign Petition Asking to Save Road as Historic Landmark.” The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania), April 14, 2020. www.newspapers.com.

Weiser-Alexander, Kathy. “Centralia, Pennsylvania - A Lost Town.” Legends of America, June 2019. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/centralia-pennsylvania/.