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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

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United States Post Office in Thurmond, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.003.3.9.16
Title:
United States Post Office in Thurmond, 1 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:
Painted signs and signboards, New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Post office buildings
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection