Junction is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Hampshire County in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
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. Historically referred to as Moorefield Junction, Junction received its name because of its location at the crossroads of
U.S. Route 220/
West Virginia Route 28 and the
Northwestern Turnpike (
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
). The community is located along
Mill Creek.
Historic sites
*
Sloan–Parker House (1790), Northwestern Turnpike (
US 50)
*Trinity Church, Trinity Road (CR 220/11)
References
Unincorporated communities in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Northwestern Turnpike
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