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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Union is a town in rural Greene County, Alabama, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 180. According to the 1980 U.S. Census, it was incorporated in the 1970s.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 237 to 180 (-24%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Union yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Union, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Union is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Union has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Capt. Nathan Carpenter House in Eutaw, 7.3 miles away.

Union and the nearest listed places

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Capt. Nathan Carpenter HouseSamuel R. Murphy HouseJohn Coleman HouseWilliam A. Rogers HouseRev. John H. Gray HouseKirkwood

Closest to Union

Capt. Nathan Carpenter HouseEutaw · Built 18537.3miSamuel R. Murphy HouseEutaw · Building9miJohn Coleman HouseEutaw · Building9.3miWilliam A. Rogers HouseEutaw · Building9.6miRev. John H. Gray HouseEutaw · Building10.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Capt. Nathan Carpenter House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Eutaw📜 Akron📜 Moundville📜 Boligee
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