National Bank Of Thurmond
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
National Bank Of Thurmond
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The National Bank of Thurmond closed 1931 with the begin of the great depression. During the first two decades of the 1900s, Thurmond was a classic boomtown. With the huge amounts of coal brought in from area mines, it had the largest revenue on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Having many coal barons among its patrons, Thurmond's banks were the richest in the state. Fifteen passenger trains a day came through town-its depot serving as many as 95,000 passengers a year. The town's stores and saloons did a remarkable business, and its hotels and boarding houses were constantly overflowing. With the advent of diesel locomotives, and less coal coming in from local mines, the town began a steady decline. The many businesses closed down, and most residents moved on.
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