Exchange, Pennsylvania

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Exchange is an unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania.{{GNIS|1174388}}

History

A post office called Exchange was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1935.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 January 2017}} The community was named for the fact carriage horses were "exchanged" at the site, which was formerly located on a turnpike.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=50|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=46}}

References

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{{Montour County, Pennsylvania}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Montour County, Pennsylvania

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania