Continental’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Continental. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Continental, originally named Maurice City, was platted in 1888. Several months later, the village was incorporated under the new name of Continental.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Continental’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Continental’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRailroad Stations, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Continental
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Continental, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Continental is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Continental has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Glandorf, 11.1 miles away.
Continental 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 Railroad Stations (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.