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wow,creepy,geology,centralia,pa,inspired,silent,hill Centralia, PA... The Gates of Hell

Centralia, PA... The Gates of Hell

posted by rosspruden 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 3881 views
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Once having a population of over 2,000, this small mining town is now home to fewer than 20 residents... all because of a trash fire started at a landfill in 1962. Once you finish watching this, read the wiki on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia%2C_Pennsylvania

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Like a real life Silent Hill.
Maybe the inspiration for Silent Hill?

Apparently Centralia was the codename for the original Silent Hill.


written by r3574r7  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Hummer trip, scavenger hunt. Ten contestants...

Find these 23 items, in 23 hours, winner gets......?

Attention to the fire began to increase, culminating in 1981 when 12-year-old Todd Domboski fell into a four foot wide by 150 foot deep sinkhole that suddenly opened beneath his feet. He was saved after a relative pulled him from the mouth of the hole before he could plunge to his death. The incident brought national attention to Centralia. In 1984, Congress allocated more than $42 million for relocation efforts. Most of the residents accepted buyout offers and moved to nearby Mount Carmel and Ashland.-from the wiki


written by choggie  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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What blows me away is how long these fires can go...


written by rosspruden  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Wonder what the pipes are for.. to prevent pressure from building, and there being and explosion? You'd think letting oxygen down would speed up the fire.


written by winkler1  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Did this happen back in 84 to 86? I lived in PA back then.

Who made this version of Requiem for Dream song?


written by ant  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Why would he say the Coal Industry destroyed this town?


written by messenger  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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*videogames
This is a short documentary I made in 2003 about the town which inspired Silent Hill which has been linked to from various places on the net.
For more reading:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/41/12041...
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_...

*dark *fear


written by Zonbie  | 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Dark, Fear, Videogames) - requested by Zonbie.


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Tags for this video have been changed from 'wow, creepy, geology' to 'wow, creepy, geology, centralia, pa, inspired, silent, hill' - edited by Zonbie


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