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Gate Post Ornaments

Gate post ornaments are a fascinating feature of rural living. A drive through back roads reveals an interesting variety of decorative art.

I recently had an opportunity to visit and photograph the little town of Thurmond, West Virginia. Tucked deep into the mountainous region in the New River Valley central to the state, it was once a thriving center for servicing the mammoth and frequent Chesapeake & Ohio coal trains that traversed the rails through this beautifulContinue reading “A Trip Backward in Time”