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'''Thornton''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]], [[West Virginia]]. Thornton is located on [[Three Fork Creek]] along the [[Northwestern Turnpike]] ([[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|US 50]]) at its junction with County Route 7. Thornton also hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival. Thornton contains a Volunteer Fire Department, Post Office, and Taylor County's Judge Alan Moats' residence. |
'''Thornton''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]], [[West Virginia]]. Thornton is located on [[Three Fork Creek]] along the [[Northwestern Turnpike]] ([[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|US 50]]) at its junction with County Route 7. Thornton also hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival. Thornton contains a Volunteer Fire Department, Post Office, and Taylor County's Judge Alan Moats' residence. |
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After his 1976 escape from prison in [[Pennsylvania]], the sex cult leader [[George Feigley]] hid on a farm near Thornton |
After his 1976 escape from prison in [[Pennsylvania]], the sex cult leader [[George Feigley]] hid on a farm near Thornton. He and his followers referred to the farm as the "Aaron Farm", and used as a compound until Feigley was recaptured in 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=18453696|title=Farm In W. Va. Once Used As Hideaway|last=Flaherty|first=Mary Pat|date=1983-08-07|work=The Pittsburgh Press|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518143931/http://www.prisoners.com:80/heavens.html|title=Views of the Prisons|last=Feigley|first=George|date=2008|website=www.prisoners.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518143931/http://www.prisoners.com:80/heavens.html|archive-date=2010-05-18|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> |
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== Historic sites == |
== Historic sites == |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′44″N 79°56′31″W / 39.34556°N 79.94194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Taylor |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1548055[1] |
Thornton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia. Thornton is located on Three Fork Creek along the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) at its junction with County Route 7. Thornton also hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival. Thornton contains a Volunteer Fire Department, Post Office, and Taylor County's Judge Alan Moats' residence.
After his 1976 escape from prison in Pennsylvania, the sex cult leader George Feigley hid on a farm near Thornton. He and his followers referred to the farm as the "Aaron Farm", and used as a compound until Feigley was recaptured in 1978.[2][3]
Historic sites
- Thornton United Methodist Church (1912)
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, West Virginia
- ^ Flaherty, Mary Pat (1983-08-07). "Farm In W. Va. Once Used As Hideaway". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ Feigley, George (2008). "Views of the Prisons". www.prisoners.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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