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Riding horseback, Captain William Thurmond was a familar site in the New River Gorge region before his death in 1910.

Riding horseback, Captain William Thurmond was a familar site in the New River Gorge region before his death in 1910. (Photo courtesy Joe Green)

The passenger station at Thurmond has been restored by the National Park Service.

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