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Exchange, West Virginia

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.

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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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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