Explore published stories from Centralia, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos and nearby.
A fire first reported in 1962 spread through coal seams and old mine workings below Centralia, Pennsylvania. Before it became a “ghost town,” the place saw containment attempts, gas measurements, arguments over risk and the painful relocation of families. This dossier follows the records, residents’ voices and the fire that persists.
197 km · Nova York
For nearly a century, freight trains shared Manhattan streets with pedestrians. The nickname “Death Avenue” grew from real accidents and fueled protests, legislation and the High Line. This dossier traces the route, the West Side Cowboys, Seth Low Hascamp’s death, conflicting casualty figures and the railroad’s transformation into a park.
231 km · Bradford
In 1987 Dale Kerstetter vanished during an overnight shift at a Corning plant in Pennsylvania. A masked person appeared on security cameras and industrial platinum disappeared. The company suspected his involvement; his family feared he was a victim. A court opinion, damaged footage and a 2025 investigation explain why neither account has been proved.
246 km · Amityville
In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six relatives in Amityville. A year later, George and Kathy Lutz reported strange events in the same house and left after 28 days. The murders are documented; the haunting remains a disputed claim.
292 km · New Haven
Held at Yale as MS 408, the codex contains hard-to-identify plants, celestial diagrams, bathing figures and a script still without an accepted reading. This dossier follows the object, its ownership, the dating of its parchment and the actual limits of linguistic analysis.