Centralia

Centralia is a ghost town which is located in northwestern Hernando County, Florida. It was a logging "boom town" that was founded in 1910 and literally died off in 1922 when the logging mills in the area ran out of trees to log. Its ruins are located a few miles north of Weeki Wachee, along Highway U.S. 19. The remaining ruins of Centralia consists of broken bricks, brick house foundations, old train tracks, the foundation of the old steam locomotive train depot, period domestic household products, and the foundation of the old lumber mill. The area is heavily wooded and has not been historically preserved by anyone.

Currently the Hernando County Historical Society is planning a series of expeditions out to Centralia to photo archive the site, map its ruins, and preserve as many remaining historical artifacts as possible. 