Pacific Junction’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Pacific Junction. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Pacific Junction was established by the railroad in 1871 to serve as the western terminus of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, the eastern terminus of the Nebraska Burlington & Missouri River RR, and a station on the Kansas City, Council Bluffs, & Saint Joseph Railroad. All three were consolidated as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, today's BNSF. After several rough and tumble years of growth Pacific Junction was incorporated in 1882. The scene of violence during the Burlington Railroad Strike of 1888, PJ's population peaked during the early 20th century with just over 700 people. Railroad traffic through town remains almost constant although the town's connections to the railroad have declined significantly since 1971. Historic structures include the 1914 Pacific Junction Public School which graduated its last high school class in 1961 and closed for g…
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pacific Junction’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pacific Junction’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPacific Junction. Scale 50 ft = 1…, 1885: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Pacific Junction
See all 1 →Pacific Junction, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Pacific Junction is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pacific Junction has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Plattsmouth Bridge in Plattsmouth, 3.7 miles away.
Pacific Junction and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pacific Junction. Scale 50 ft = 1 inch. Jan 1885. (10288.000) (1885) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.