Today, December 6, is National Miners’ Day. Designed to commemorate and honor the contributions and sacrifices made by miners in their most intense lines of work, the date was specifically chosen in remembrance and reflection of what has often been coined "the worst mining disaster in American history"—the Monongah Mining Disaster. Credit: Wikimedia Commons A … Continue reading Remembering the Monongah Mining Disaster
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Centralia, Pennsylvania—The Real ‘Silent Hill’
What if I were to tell you that a real place inspired the namesake town in the 2006 horror film Silent Hill? As it happens, a near-ghost town can be found in Columbia County, Pennsylvania that fits the bill. I am referring to Centralia, Pennsylvania. Not only has Centralia been coined “the real Silent Hill,” but it’s … Continue reading Centralia, Pennsylvania—The Real ‘Silent Hill’