The story
Read it all →How Union came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Union.
The Dr. John Arnold Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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History · Union
Union’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Union yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
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What stands out about Union’s past
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Union’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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2012On the National Register
1 listing protects 12 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
12
each building in a district counts
first listed
1989
Dr. John Arnold Farm
in Indiana
#288
by listings
Districts
Architectural styles listings
Gothic Revival1
Midwest Three Portal Barn1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Union itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Memory lane
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From Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.