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Union’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Union. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Union Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,464 and it contained 678 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,622 to 1,464 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Union’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Union

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Lew WallaceLew WallaceBrookville · 12 miCaroline HarrisonCaroline HarrisonOxford · 7 miAmbrose BurnsideAmbrose BurnsideLiberty · 6 miHanna HiltonHanna HiltonBrookville · 12 miR. J. HunterR. J. HunterOxford · 7 miSDSamuel DuvallLiberty · 6 mi
By decade

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 Howe Tavern in College Corner, 2.9 miles away.

Union and the nearest listed places

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Howe TavernLiberty Residential Historic DistrictFranklin United Brethren Church, OldJoseph Shafer FarmUnion County CourthouseLiberty Courthouse Square Historic District

Closest to Union

Howe TavernCollege Corner · Building2.9miLiberty Residential Historic DistrictCenter · District5.6miFranklin United Brethren Church, OldFairfield · Building5.7miJoseph Shafer FarmSpringfield · Building6miUnion County CourthouseLiberty · Building6.1mi

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. Howe Tavern’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Union?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Union’s story, or a memory of it.
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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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 West College Corner📜 College Corner📜 Center📜 Bath
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