Union City
Indiana - Ohio
The Hub of Two Great States
In the spring of 1849 not a single railroad had yet run through western Ohio and into Indiana.
Several east central Indiana businessmen met in the woods where Union City now . . . — — Map (db m228389) HM
After many discussions of how they viewed their community, Mississinawa Valley art students created a community mural. The mural was digitally created due to Covid 19 and the inability to go directly to the site; however, this did not stop the MV . . . — — Map (db m251384) HM
The Union City, Ohio Fire Department was first organized around 1854. At that time, firefighting consisted of volunteers with leather fire buckets and hooked ladders. About 1864, the department purchased a hose cart, which was transported by . . . — — Map (db m228391) HM
John I. Parent founded the Parent Elevator in 1882. It was incorporated in 1906. The Parent Elevator was the oldest grain elevator in eastern Indiana or western Ohio. They dealt in grain, feed, coal, and seed. The Parent Elevator was under family . . . — — Map (db m228396) HM
It was first known in 1900 as the J. A. Long Creamery located at 120 East Elm in Union City, Ohio. As the business continued to grow it was moved to 304 East Elm in 1915. The plant produced butter, bottled buttermilk and sold ice.
In January . . . — — Map (db m228392) HM
Transportation has always been important to the history of Union City Union City was at one time the nation's largest railroad hub Thus, Union City's title The Hub City.
Union City was home to the Ross Carriage Manufacturing Company as well . . . — — Map (db m228393) HM
In 2006, the community started working on plans to link the Indiana and Ohio Villages and provide for a stopping and starting point on the Rails-to-Trails Path. This cross state connector will also provide connecting the Railroad Park Trail on . . . — — Map (db m228387) HM
In the Spring of 1849, not a single railroad had yet run through western Ohio and into Indiana. Several east central Indiana businessmen met in the woods where Union City now stands for the purpose of deciding where the states first rail line . . . — — Map (db m228395) HM
