BRAXTON COUNTY VILLAGE OF GIP ONCE HAD THREE STORES

(02/08/2026)

Gip WV store and post office Second Gip store across road from post office/store By Bob Weaver Two stores in the Braxton village of Gip were owned by competing brothers Gordon and Earl Hall, with another early store owned by the Sharp family. The Village of Gip was supposed to be Gibson, but got shortchanged.

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