Looking for
a reason to
visit Centralia? Plan your visit around one of
Pennsylvania's best kept secrets located
only 15 miles up the road from Centralia.
The following
photographs were taken on March 18, 2006 by
Jonathan Gatarz from Lincolnville, Maine.
The primary areas of these photos were of the
closed section of Route 61 and the burning
hill side just north, over the ridge of the
damages section of Route 61.
Through the use of Nitrogen-Enhanced foam the Pinnacle mine
fire was extinguished by Cummins Industries,
Inc. Cummins proposes to tackle the Centralia Mine fire and bring an end
to the
40 plus year fire.