Witnesses at the time report, and stories got handed down, that the tip of the wing nearly took out a Colliery.. Some say they saw faces of doomed passengers looking out windows. And today, a new stone honors those dead 75 years ago this month.
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THE BOY WHO FELL INTO THE HOLE: TODD DOMBOSKI DEAD IN ALTOONA
Sad news from Altoona.. Todd Domboski is dead at a young age of 53..
He was the famed boy who fell into a hole in Centralia…
Continue reading30 years ago: Gilberton’s brief brush with fame in NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
Valentine’s Day 1991: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS vs NOTHING BUT TROUBLE in box offices..
A stroll back in time to when “Valkenvania” was based on Centralia and filmed scenes in Gilberton
Continue readingGoodbye Graffiti Brick Road: The life and times of Route 61 in Centralia
MAN CAN MAKE NOTHING THAT NATURE CAN’T DESTROY. That was what one of the first ever pieces of graffiti on
Continue readingJune 17, 1948: United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Centralia PA
United Airlines Flight 624 crashed at 1:41 PM daylight time just between Aristes, PA and Centralia, PA. Four crew members
Continue readingHonor and tradition on display for Decoration Day
21 guns in Centralia .. on a beautiful Memorial Day with blue skies as far as the free eyes can
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