Historical Markers and War Memorials in Union, Connecticut
Vernon is the county seat for Tolland County
Union is in Tolland County
Tolland County(141) ► ADJACENT TO TOLLAND COUNTY Hartford County(503) ► New London County(421) ► Windham County(94) ► Hampden County, Massachusetts(123) ► Worcester County, Massachusetts(355) ►
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Hitching Post # 3
Animal control was a topic of government interest in Union early on. At a town meeting on December 25, 1738 Alexander McNall, (Union’s first settler) was chosen fence viewer and Amos Stickney and W. Robert Paul were continued . . . — — Map (db m123871) HM
Union Incorporated 1734
This was the last town to be settled east of the Connecticut River, because of its rough terrain and poor soil. In 1633 John Oldham, an adventurer from Massachusetts, obtained from the Indians here specimens of black lead . . . — — Map (db m113802) HM
Dedicated
In Grateful Memory,
To The Mothers Who Gave Their Sons,
To The Soldiers Who Gave Their Lives
And
To Those Who Daring To Die, Survived
The War Of The Rebellion
1861 – 1865
( right plaque )
Roster of Men From . . . — — Map (db m113801) WM
Union Green Historic District has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1990
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222813) HM
Dedicated to the Sons and Daughters of Union Whose Sacrifices Have Contributed to the Freedom We Enjoy Today
( left stone )
World War I
Robert R. Miller · Andrew Rizner · Lewis E. Scranton · Frederick Horsman · Leroy P. Porter · Paul . . . — — Map (db m113799) WM
Buried 8-18-1984 by
Union Historical Society
Uncover 8-19-2034
This was the stepping stone
to The Center School C. 1844
Plaque gift of Gertrude and Maurice Chappell — — Map (db m123874) HM
