Thurber, Texas town square

Creator

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Identifier

10004811

Description

Thurber, Texas town square. Thurber is an unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States (near the Palo Pinto county line), located 75 miles west of Fort Worth. It was, between 1888 and 1921, one of the largest producers of bituminous coal in Texas and the largest company town in the state, with a population of over 10,000. The population of the community is 48 per the 2010 United States Census.

Archival Date

1900-1905 (Approximately)

Collection Name

Thurber, Texas Photograph Collection

Collection Number

AR88-1-20-1

Original Format

Prints, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Coal mines and mining; Buildings