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El Supremo

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29. The Burning Mountain Mine in New Castle, Colo. has also been...
Fri May 6, 2016, 09:05 PM
May 2016

burning for more than a century.

The original explosion killed 49 miners in 1896.

Still a fascinating story underpants May 2016 #1
I remember watching a documentary on this town shadowrider May 2016 #2
There is a book on this topic.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #3
It's going to burn for at least a hundred more years. nt. My Good Babushka May 2016 #4
Somewhat similar: the Indonesian mud volcano muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #5
I've been thinking about this town truebluegreen May 2016 #6
'An industry spokesman.....' CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #8
I thought exactly. nt truebluegreen May 2016 #10
We drove through there at dusk many years ago. redwitch May 2016 #7
I wonder if Centralia, PA was the inspiration for Valkenvania, NJ TexasProgresive May 2016 #9
"Nothing but Trouble received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and was a box office bomb" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #11
It's a horror comedy, really strange. TexasProgresive May 2016 #13
John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #16
My name's Dewey Oxburger. tom_kelly May 2016 #28
Hilarious for sure. keithbvadu2 May 2016 #19
I believe it was the inspiration for "silent hill" Marrah_G May 2016 #26
With global warming felix_numinous May 2016 #12
Centralia was the Inspiration for "Silent Hill" The Movie Katashi_itto May 2016 #14
Centralia - Full Documentary Katashi_itto May 2016 #15
Hell on Earth—Literally. zentrum May 2016 #17
Centralia is only a small part of the coal baron's damage to my state The Jungle 1 May 2016 #18
I feel like I'm bragging.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #21
FDR welcomed their hatred and so should we. Rise Up against the oligarchs! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #22
Visits to the area are spooky Warpy May 2016 #20
When I still lived in the Philly suburbs,... MarianJack May 2016 #23
A former resident made a documentary on it "The town that was" Marrah_G May 2016 #27
A lot more to this tradegy that may never be known, wonderful town, good people... AuntPatsy May 2016 #24
Centralia isn't an isolated case. In the Pittsburgh area there are several mine fires ongoing. JVS May 2016 #25
The Burning Mountain Mine in New Castle, Colo. has also been... El Supremo May 2016 #29
Thank you. kayakjohnny May 2016 #30
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