Union City Indiana History
Continuous Growth of Union City
This was a fertile region in which the new town was located, and grain, stock
and trade in general began to pour in from far and near, especially from the
great region to the north. In three or four years, there were no fewer than six
dry goods stores in the new town in the woods. Other establishments, too--groceries,
hardware stores, tin shops, hotels, doctors' offices, smith shops-all were here.
The grain business rose almost at a bound, to im¬mense proportions. Hundreds of
wagon loads were waiting at a time and the grain men had to work day and night to
keep up with the business. Grain was hauled from Ft. Recovery, New Corydon and even
from within six miles of Richmond.
Due to the extensive facilities, in less than twenty-five years, Union City had grown to a population of 5,000.
