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Nationwide, there are several hundred thousand people whose roots go back to Thurber. Thurber preservation projects to date include RESTORATION of the century old Thurber Cemetery with over 1000 graves; MOVING back to Thurber and restoring historic St. Barbara's Church; RESTORING and furnishing a typical coal miners house; BUILDING two bocci ball courts where a State Championship Tournament is held each year; RESTORING a train car which carried miners to work; ERECTING eight State Historical Markers within a one mile radius of Thurber; DISPLAYING on New York Hill a large bronze plaque overview of Thurber's significant buildings and sites; PRODUCING the VHS tape A Boom Town To Ghost Town which has been shown several times on national TV.

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Plaque presented to the Thurber Historical Association / Thurber, Texas Web site on November 7, 1999 for their heroic contributions to the preservation of Texas history. Award image © Texas Ghost Towns