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Thurmond New River coal ghost town

Old dump ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: protected coal-boom townsite, no collecting.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Once the C&O's richest coal-revenue depot deep in the New River Gorge, now nearly empty; the gorge and townsite are national park ground.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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