Centralia 1962 4

Author : Chatham Central High School (Bear Cre
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014125936

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Centralia [1962]; 4 by Chatham Central High School (Bear Cre Pdf

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Author : Renée Jacobs
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780271036816

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Slow Burn by Renée Jacobs Pdf

"A pictorial chronicle of the Centralia, Pennsylvania, mine fire disaster in 1962, which led, decades later, to the destruction of the town. Includes interviews and historical background"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David Dekok
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762758241

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Fire Underground by David Dekok Pdf

How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town * For much of its history, Centralia, Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000. By 1981, this had dwindled to just over 1,000—not unusual for a onetime mining town. But as of 2007, Centralia had the unwelcome distinction of being the state's tiniest municipality, with a population of nine. The reason: an underground fire that began in 1962 has decimated the town with smoke and toxic gases, and has since made history. Fire Underground is the completely updated classic account of the fire that has been raging under Centralia for decades. David DeKok tells the story of how the fire actually began and how government officials failed to take effective action. By 1981 the fire was spewing deadly gases into homes. A twelve-year-old boy dropped into a steaming hole as a congressman toured nearby. DeKok describes how the people of Centralia banded together to finally win relocation funds—and he reveals what has happened to the few remaining residents as the fiftieth anniversary of the fire's beginning nears.

Author : Joan Quigley
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812971309

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The Day the Earth Caved In by Joan Quigley Pdf

Beginning on Valentine’s Day, 1981, when twelve-year-old Todd Domboski plunged through the earth in his grandmother’s backyard in Centralia, Pennsylvania, The Day the Earth Caved In is an unprecedented and riveting account of the nation’s worst mine fire. In astonishing detail, award-winning journalist Joan Quigley, the granddaughter of Centralia miners, ushers readers into the dramatic world of the underground blaze. Drawing on interviews with key participants and exclusive new research, Quigley paints unforgettable portraits of Centralia and its residents, from Tom Larkin, the short-order cook and ex-hippie who rallied the activists, to Helen Womer, the bank teller who galvanized the opposition, denying the fire’s existence even as toxic fumes invaded her home. Like Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action, The Day the Earth Caved In is a seminal investigation of individual rights, corporate privilege, and governmental indifference to the powerless.

Author : Deryl B. Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738536296

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Centralia by Deryl B. Johnson Pdf

Centralia is the saga of a Pennsylvania community consumed by an underground mine fire. The town, founded in 1866, has often been embroiled in tragedy and controversy. Beginning with the infamous Molly Maguires, Centralia was confronted with the murder of its founder and an assault upon its Catholic priest, who cursed the town, saying, "One day this town will be erased from the face of the earth." Almost one hundred years later, a vein of coal that ran underneath the town caught fire and has burned since 1962. In the 1990s, the state of Pennsylvania declared eminent domain and forced most of the town's sixteen hundred residents to leave. Ten people remain in Centralia today. This book chronicles many of the images and stories from this fascinating and colorful Pennsylvania community.

Author : Jamie Selko
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786426522

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Minor League All-Star Teams, 1922-1962 by Jamie Selko Pdf

Long before strip malls, television and huge retail chains homogenized American culture, minor league baseball clubs represented individual, local ideals. Fans turned out in droves to see their hometown heroes, and teams were sources of civic pride and popular recreation. Gradually, these teams and leagues were either driven under or swallowed up by baseball's vertical integration, and by 1963 a significant piece of the American landscape had all but disappeared. This heavily researched reference work covers every official minor league All-Star team from 1922 (when the first such team was named) to 1962 (the last year of the AAA-D classification system). Each entry includes the full roster of an All-Star team, complete individual hitting and pitching statistics, and detailed commentary on the selections. Where sabermetrics indicate more-deserving players were passed over, the author presents the case for alternative candidates.

Author : J. Stephen Kroll-Smith,Stephen Robert Couch
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813150567

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The Real Disaster Is Above Ground by J. Stephen Kroll-Smith,Stephen Robert Couch Pdf

In the 1950s Centralia was a small town, like many others in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. But since the 1960s, it has been consumed, outwardly and inwardly by a fire that has inexorably spread in the abandoned mines beneath it. The earth smokes, subsides, and breathes poisonous gases. No less destructive has been the spread of dissension and enmity among the townspeople. The Real Disaster Above Ground tells the story of the fire and the tragic failure of all efforts to counter it. This study of the Centralia fire represents the most thorough canvass of the documentary materials and the community that has appeared. The authors report on the futile efforts of residents to reach a common understanding of an underground threat that was not readily visible and invited multiple interpretations. They trace the hazard management strategies of government agencies that, ironically, all too often created additional threats to the welfare of Centralians. They report on the birth and demise of community organizations, each with its own solution to the problem and its diehard partisans. The final solution, now being put into effect, is to abandon the town and relocate its people. Centralia's environmental disaster, the authors argue, is not a local or isolated phenomenon. It warns of the danger lurking in our own technology when safeguards fail and disaster management policy is not in place to respond to failure, as the examples of Chernobyl and Bhopal have clearly demonstrated. The lessons in this study of the fate of a small town in Pennsylvania are indeed sobering. They should be pondered by a variety of social scientists and planners, by all those dealing with the behavior of people under stress and those responsible for the welfare of the public.

Author : Ontario. Department of Highways
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Roads
ISBN : UOM:39015024379235

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Annual Report by Ontario. Department of Highways Pdf

Author : David DeKok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013316586

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Unseen Danger by David DeKok Pdf

The true story of the Centralia mine fire; a government's indecisiveness and a town's struggle for survival.

Author : Frank James Pazzaglia
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813700083

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Excursions in Geology and History by Frank James Pazzaglia Pdf

Author : Robert F. Chaiken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Anthracite coal
ISBN : UOM:39015078477695

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Problems in the Control of Anthracite Mine Fires by Robert F. Chaiken Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : SRLF:D0008260481

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Report of Investigations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard John Schicht,Robert H. Harmeson,Robert Ray Russell,Robert Thomas Sasman,William Clarence Walton,Sandor Csallany,Virginia M. Schnepper,William Henry Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Artesian wells
ISBN : UIUC:30112004627524

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Ground-water Pumpage in Northeastern Illinois Through 1962 by Richard John Schicht,Robert H. Harmeson,Robert Ray Russell,Robert Thomas Sasman,William Clarence Walton,Sandor Csallany,Virginia M. Schnepper,William Henry Baker Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1860 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : CUB:U183029290208

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Reports by United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Pdf

Author : Illinois. Military and Naval Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Illinois
ISBN : UIUC:30112088051393

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Report of the Adjutant General by Illinois. Military and Naval Department Pdf