{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/641e3869d0199a00111deed6/641e386d039ec50011759dcc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season 1 Episode 5: The Cursed Town of Centralia, PA","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/641e3869d0199a00111deed6/641e386d039ec50011759dcc.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Centralia.<br/><br/>Nearly everyone who&apos;s into weird history has heard of it, but how much do you really know?<br/><br/>I&apos;ve scoured the web to share with you the most comprehensive timeline I could create, sprinkled with the strangest bits of oddities and trivia I could find.<br/><br/>Today we take on the town that inspired Silent Hill? <br/>Well, kind of.  <br/><br/>Next stop: Centralia, P.A.<br/><br/><br/>#history  #TrueStory #Centralia #pennsylvania  #CentraliaPA #Abandoned #Abandonedplaces #GhostTown #MineFire #Mining #MollyMaguires #SilentHill #Curse #Cursed #Trivia #Podcast #Odd #Strange #Unusual #Fire #Coal #CoalMining #CoalFire #Historystories <br/><br/>(SPOILERS BELOW)<br/><br/><b>Sources:</b></p><ul><li>Travels by Carriage Logo<ul><li>Mockofun Creator</li><li><a href='https://www.mockofun.com/'><b>https://www.mockofun.com/</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Centralia Wikipedia Page <ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Real Life Ghost Town That Inspired Silent Hill<ul><li><a href='https://www.looper.com/266652/the-real-life-ghost-town-that-inspired-silent-hill/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20interview%20with,a%20good%20old%20garbage%20fire'><b>https://www.looper.com/266652/the-real-life-ghost-town-that-inspired-silent-hill/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20interview%20with,a%20good%20old%20garbage%20fire</b></a><b>.</b></li></ul></li><li>Centralia PA Mine Fire<ul><li><a href='https://www.centraliapa.org/'><b>https://www.centraliapa.org/</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Offroaders.com - Amazing historical photos of Centralia in its heyday<b> </b><ul><li><a href='https://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/historical.htm'><b>https://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/historical.htm</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Minding a legacy of faith In an empty town, a shrine still shines By Kristin E. Holmes INQUIRER STAFF WRITER. POSTED: October 21, 2008<ul><li><a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071259/http://articles.philly.com/2008-10-21/news/25263632_1_shrine-mine-fire-byrnesville'><b>https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071259/http://articles.philly.com/2008-10-21/news/25263632_1_shrine-mine-fire-byrnesville</b></a></li></ul></li><li>The Legend of the Molly Maguires<ul><li><a href='https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/legend-molly-maguires'><b>https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/legend-molly-maguires</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Molly Maguires Wiki<ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Maguires'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Maguires</b></a></li></ul></li><li>St. Ignatius Church, Centralia P.A.<ul><li><a href='http://www.byrnesville.com/saintignatiuschurchcentraliapa/'><b>http://www.byrnesville.com/saintignatiuschurchcentraliapa/</b></a></li></ul></li><li>The Last Church Standing In Centralia<ul><li><a href='https://militarybruce.com/the-silent-hill-church-last-church-standing-in-centralia/'><b>https://militarybruce.com/the-silent-hill-church-last-church-standing-in-centralia/</b></a></li></ul></li><li>PA Department of Environment Safety<ul><li><a href='https://files.dep.state.pa.us/mining/Abandoned%20Mine%20Reclamation/AbandonedMinePortalFiles/Centralia/CentraliaFrequentlyAskedQuestions.pdf'><b>https://files.dep.state.pa.us/mining/Abandoned%20Mine%20Reclamation/AbandonedMinePortalFiles/Centralia/CentraliaFrequentlyAskedQuestions.pdf</b></a></li></ul></li><li>Byrnesville PA Website hosted by former resident<ul><li><a href='http://byrnesville.com/'>http://byrnesville.com/</a></li></ul></li><li>Centralia Mine Fire<ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire'><b>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire</b></a></li></ul></li></ul>","author_name":"Zee"}