{"id":14379,"date":"2018-05-15T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=14379"},"modified":"2018-05-13T13:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T17:07:27","slug":"traveling-wv-thurmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/14379","title":{"rendered":"Traveling WV: Thurmond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/neri\/learn\/historyculture\/thurmond.htm\">Thurmond, WV<\/a> used to be a coal town and rail hub, and trains still run regularly through the area. <\/p>\n<p>The population of Thurman at the last census was five, and most of the land in the area belongs to either CSX or the National Park Service, the latter of which has been attempting to preserve the remaining buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Former National Bank of Thurmond<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180523365\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_4\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/946\/41180523365_9265d81f1e_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_4\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thurmond Post Office, closed in 1995<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180527535\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/956\/41180527535_39d1905c76_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_2\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180525475\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_36\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/907\/41180525475_4c7a65fd38_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_36\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Coaling Tower<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180515455\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_10\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/969\/41180515455_9aff6db33a_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_10\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180516545\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_13\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/982\/41180516545_f26be1d226_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_13\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41361129804\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_21\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/972\/41361129804_6103142802_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_21\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ruins being taken back by the woods.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/41180511355\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_26\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/908\/41180511355_d9202a2051_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-05-12_NRG_Thurmond_26\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a 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