Thurmond, West Virginia

Visiting Thurmond is like taking a step back in time to an era of coal mining and steam trains. All around there are silent reminders of this once flourishing town.
Thurmond was the chief railroad center for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad but the Great Depression and the change from steam to diesel locomotives were too much to overcome.

Listen to Noah Adam's sound tour of Thurmond on NPR.

The National Park Service operates a visitor center in the restored Depot. Historic furnishings and exhibits enable visitors to relate to this time in history.