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Centralia is a community rich in history. Founded in 1857 as a station on a new railroad from St Louis to Ottumwa, Iowa, the city's economics, street patterns and lifestyles were substantially influenced by this transportation. In 1864, a guerilla band ambushed a train carrying Union soldiers. The massacre and subsequent direct battle resulted in more than 100 deaths. In Centralia, quality of life is very evident with 4 recreation parks, annual events like the Centralia Anchor Festival, schools accredited with distinction and performance and an extremely civic minded population. The Anchor Festival is a Spring event that includes family style stage entertainment, contests, demonstrations, arts and crafts and a street carnival in the downtown City Square park area. Centralia is the corporate headquarters for A. B. Chance/Hubbell Incorporated, an international company specializing in the manufacture of apparatus, construction materials and tools for power and telephone utilities. The Centralia facility employs 1,100 people in engineering, manufacturing and marketing. The community boasts a pro-business attitude with involvement from all sectors of the community helping Centralia grow and prosper. The town citizens
and visitors enjoy the many attractions Centralia has to offer such as
Chance Gardens and the Centralia Historical Society Museum.
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