Thurber: IH20 @ SH108
Rolling, wooded uplands of North Central Texas define the setting of Thurber — this former company town stands in open ranch country along the Interstate 20 corridor. Founded in the late 19th century by the Texas & Pacific Coal Company, Thurber grew around coal mines that supplied railroads and industry. It became one of the state’s important coal-mining communities, with a planned settlement, stores and schools shaped by company life. When coal production declined, the community dwindled; today Thurber is remembered as a Texas ghost town. Interstate 20 and State Highway 108 now carry traffic through this broad, lightly settled part of Palo Pinto County.
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Thurber occupies a former coal-mining site in the rolling interior of north-central Texas. Founded in 1886 by the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, this purpose-built community became one of the state’s major coal-producing centres and was served by the Texas & Pacific Railway. Many of its miners were immigrant families, notably from Italy, a heritage closely tied to Thurber’s identity. As coal declined, brickmaking became an important local industry, but the settlement was largely abandoned by the 1930s. Foundations, cemeteries and the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History recall its industrial past. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Texas.
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