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Centralia, PA (near-ghost town on top of still-burning coal mine) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Thanks to this post for introducing me: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.cafe/post/40899650

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[–] decolo@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

i went there a few times!

The cemetery has Cyrillic on the headstones:

"Here rests Vasili Balandovich

Born March 17, 1920

Died June 10 1920

Eternal (?) memory"

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

HAM

LEG

[–] decolo@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

This phrase has been stuck in my head for 10+ years

[–] stummies@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When we came through there coming back from a camping trip in northern/central PA we stopped at the highway. It was stunning the dedication of folks to draw that many penises across that much area. Every tiny little spot that would fit one, they drew one. Not saying I liked it, just that it showed dedication for sure.

[–] decolo@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

It is a monument to sheer human bloodymindedness