The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗New Conception was laid out in 1895 when the railroad was extended to the site. A post office called Conception Junction has been in operation since 1907. Another name for this settlement was Monastery.
Conception Junction was named for a railroad junction between the Wabash and the Chicago Great Western Railroads. Both lines are now gone.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conception Junction’s history is told.
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Conception Junction, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Conception Junction is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Conception Junction has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John and Fannie Fields House in Barnard, 9.5 miles away.
Conception Junction and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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