Thurber, Texas

USA / Texas / Mingus /
 interesting place, ghost town
Though few relics of the community remain, Thurber was once the most populous city between Fort Worth and El Paso and was one of the first in Texas to be fully electrified. Community met its demise as coal use declined in favor of oil, and by 1937 had essentially been abandoned. Today's population is approximately 8.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurber,_TX
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Coordinates:   32°30'30"N   98°24'57"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago