REMEMBERING
BYRNESVILLE, PA.
1856---- 1996 (COLUMBIA COUNTY)
Byrnesville was a small village in central Pennsylvania that was first inhabited in 1856 by people who came to work in the local coal mines. The people who resided here were very hard working, religious and patriotic. Although most of the people were of Irish descent, there were also people of other nationalities who lived here. Most people went to church at St. Ignatius in nearby Centralia.
An underground mine fire that started in Centralia resulted in the relocation of all the people because of the smoke and fumes.
The last home was torn down in 1996.
( This page was prepared by: MIKE REILLEY )
Click on page three at the bottom of the page for a more detailed history!
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2006 would have been the 150th Anniversary of the village of Byrnesville