Thurston
 Thurston
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 Early screenshot of Thurston (01/02/2022). | |
| About | |
|---|---|
| Founder |  leetly
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| Category | Towns |
| Underground? | No |
| Fortified? | No |
| Public access? | Yes |
| Public build? | No |
| Size north to south | 400m |
| Size west to east | 500m |
| Transport | |
| Road link? | Yes |
| Nexus link? | No |
| Rail link? | No |
| Boat link? | Yes |
| Portal? | No |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | X=1448 Y=65 Z=5480 |
| Dimension | Overworld |
| Map Link | |
The quiet town of Thurston (named in reference to Thurston Moore) is a river settlement which was established in 2016 by leetly (fka Dusty1211). The town is a founding member of the Freedonian Commonwealth and neighbor to Stacey Island, Xandronia, and Forestberg.
Town Folk
leetly (Founder)
Txkeykeeper (Contributor)
CaptainIceman (Contributor)
Durancell (Contributor)
AMinecraftCow (Contributor)
_ambrose_ (Contributor)
YoyoRyan10 (Resident/Inactive)
History 2016-2024
In 2016, the outer regions of the overworld of Freedonia were still relatively untouched. In attempt to find somewhere to establish a town leetly stumbled upon the region in which Thurston now stands. Within a month or two, the central island of the larger cove area which now encompasses it would be developed.
Some of the oldest buildings include YoyoRyan10's house (built prior to leetly's arrival), the mill, and the watch tower, of which all are located on the central island of Thurston.
In October 2021, leetly would return to Freedonia to continue the project.
The addition of Thurston Lodge, was the first step towards claiming the surrounding banks of the cove, followed by the creation of a board walk which now serves the same purpose. In the same period further development was made on the western bank. This gave rise to the church of enchantments, semi-automatic farm, mine, mushroom island, and tavern.
In November 2021, the town would join up with a northern highway that now leads players to two of Thurston's biggest neighbors; Forestberg and Xandronia.
On the 17th of January and 1st of February 2022 respectively, _ambrose_ and Txkeykeeper were welcomed to develop the town. _ambrose_ is a friend of leetly's. His main contribution to the town was a church situated on the eastern side of Thurston's central island. Txkeykeeper happened to build their first house approximately 200m north of the town and has since contributed a variety of resources including the town's first beacon. Together with leetly, the central island of Thurston was terraformed and is now (for the most part) complete.
Sometime between 2022 and 2023 
Jaysax torch bombed the north-west hills of Thurston. After realising what had happened leetly was re-granted permission to the area.
2024-Present
Throughout 2024 leetly began to develop the northern and eastern land of Thurston. This included the completion of the Thurston glass walk, a hedge maze, two small houses and further extensions to the town board walk.
Following the addition of a railway station by CaptainIceman (part of the Mistral-Thurston Line) leetly made the decision to develop the surrounding area into a new visitors centre which would replace the original located at the main entrance of the town. The new visitors centre now provides a centralised area for visitors to establish their footing in Thurston and should provide a more comfortable introduction to the confusing lay-out of the town brought on by non-linear development.
Alongside development of eastern Thurston, Durancell and AMinecraftCow provided life to the area with the addition two houses nearby the new railway station and 
bop0 further to the north.
Land Development
Since settlement the surrounding landscape of Thurston has changed significantly. At the same time, effort has been made to try and retain a natural feel to these areas. For example, the central island of Thurston once had a much higher elevation. Now only the hill on which the church stands remains.
Many of the beaches have receded and the river banks of Thurston which were once dense woodlands have continually been cut back to make way for new buildings.
There are now a number of plots available for building which can be acquired by contacting leetly. By building in Thurston you can add to the town's legacy.
Embassies
Thurston currently maintains two embassies in Freedonia.
Thurston 2017.
Thurston 2025.
A fly-by screenshot of Thurston's central island.
