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| Coordinates: 38°46′8″N 80°44′33″W / 38.76889°N 80.74250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26619 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538778[1] |
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Exchange in the early 1900s.
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Arnold Lane, the main street through Exchange.
Exchange is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States that has the ZIP code of 26619. The town was a stopping point on the former Coal and Coke Railway.[2]
As of 2019, the outlying areas surrounding Exchange are still populated, but the main street through town is blocked and most of the buildings within the actual town appear to be abandoned.
Toponymy
An early variant name was Millburn. The present name was suggested on account of ownership of the local mill and other enterprises frequently changing hands.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Exchange, West Virginia
- ^ "B&O Charleston Division Part I -Charleston to Queen Shoals". WVNC Rails. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 235.
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