1841年JohnathanFaust在Centralia开办了公牛之头酒馆。1866年Centralia被合并为自治镇。当地的主要产业是无烟煤,但在20世纪60年代这方面的很多公司都停业了。1962年,由于每周的焚烧垃圾,使得一个露天煤矿被意外点燃,结果地下煤矿发生了大火。大火没法被扑灭,在20世纪60年代和70年代继续燃烧。由于燃烧过程产生一氧化碳,很多人说健康出现严重问题。
In 1841, JohnathanFaust in Centralia opened the first Bulls tavern. In 1866, it has been consolidated as an autonomous town of Centralia. The main local industries are anthracite, but in the 1960s, many companies in this area were suspended. In 1962, due to the burning of garbage each week, an opencast coal mine was accidentally ignited. As a result, an underground coal mine fire occurred. The fire continued to burn till the 1960s and 1970s.