Alexander Rae, the town's founder, was murdered in his buggy by members of the
Molly Maguires on October 17, 1868, during a trip between Centralia and
Mount Carmel.
[13] Three men were eventually convicted of his death and were hung in the county seat of
Bloomsburg, on March 25, 1878.
Several other murders and incidents of
arson also took place duri...
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