Centralia Ghost Town

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:town
gptkbp:area approximately 1.5 square miles
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:disaster_response
community displacement
government relocation efforts
gptkbp:climate humid continental
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired art
gptkbp:current_access restricted
gptkbp:current_status mostly abandoned
gptkbp:declared_unsafe gptkb:1984
gptkbp:defunct gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:established 1866
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Route_61
present
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:geological_features coal seams
gptkbp:government_designation gptkb:unincorporated_community
gptkbp:has_public_transport limited
gptkbp:historical_population_peak 1950s
gptkbp:historical_significance coal mining history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centralia Ghost Town
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:video_games
gptkb:films
gptkbp:is_popular_among urban explorers
gptkbp:landscape wooded area
gptkbp:local_legends haunted stories
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:main_cause_of_abandonment underground coal fire
gptkbp:notable_event 1979 mine fire
gptkbp:notable_feature smoke rising from ground
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:urban_legends
cultural references
local folklore
historical photographs
coal mine fire
abandoned mines
environmental remediation efforts
community history
urban decay
abandoned roads
abandoned vehicles
ghostly atmosphere
mysterious fires
disappearing infrastructure
gptkbp:number_of_residents_in_1980 approximately 1,000
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Centralia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:population gptkb:0
gptkbp:remnants_of_buildings few remaining structures
gptkbp:surrounding_area Cemetery of St. Ignatius
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Columbia_County
gptkbp:year_fire_started gptkb:1962
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_City_of_Centralia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6