Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 2 of 2

Identifier:

4224.Thurmond.Photo.002.3.9.16

Title:

Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 2 of 2

Date:

2016-03-09

Creator:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721

Subject:

Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.), Railroads, New River Gorge National River (W. Va.)

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Thurmond (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection