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Brink, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 80°20′46″W / 37.84500°N 80.34611°W / 37.84500; -80.34611
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Brink, West Virginia
Brink is located in West Virginia
Brink
Brink
Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 80°20′46″W / 37.84500°N 80.34611°W / 37.84500; -80.34611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
1,759 ft (536 m)
GNIS feature ID[1]

Brink is a ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Brink was located on the Greenbrier River 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of White Sulphur Springs. Brink appeared on USGS maps as late as 1923.

The town was founded by Brinkley M. Snodgrass in 1865–66. An abandoned house and church near Loopemount are all that remain of the settlement.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brink, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Brink - Ghost Town". Ghost Towns.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.