Exchange, West Virginia
Exchange | |
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  Exchange Location within the state of West Virginia  Exchange Exchange (the United States) | |
| 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] |
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. On August 25, 2023, a fire started in one of the buildings and spread to both sides, resulting in the destruction of the main structures and smaller storage buildings.
Toponymy[edit]
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]
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Exchange in the early 1900s. -
Arnold Lane, the main street through Exchange.
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Exchange, West Virginia
- ^ "B&O Charleston Division Part I -Charleston to Queen Shoals". WVNC Rails. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Exchange, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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