A Railroad Town

Historical marker location:

254 River Crest Rd, Thurmond, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Thurmond Road (County Road 25/2) and Beury Mountain Road (County Road 25/2), on the right when traveling north on Thurmond Road.)

New River Gorge National River.

West Virginia is home to the Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and is located in the Allegheny Mountains.