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The town of Union, Connecticut, has informed me that it has a flag, but has no image available to send me.
Valentin Poposki, 13 November 2009
The flag consists of the town seal, in "bright blue", on a white field. The
flag was created by resident Herbert Muller in celebration of the 80th Old Home
Day, an obscure local holiday, in 1986.
Why a backwards 'K'?
Last year I discovered Union's seal. The most prominent feature is the backwards
'K' on the shield. There was no information anywhere online, so naturally I
called up town historian Jeannine Upson. She didn't know either and said it was
a mystery the town had been trying to solve for years. A couple days later, I
get a call back. Jeannine found the answer in an old colonial record book. Back
in colonial days, the colonial government would assign each town a random letter
to mark their horses with. While most towns were assigned a plain, boring letter
like 'A' or 'C', Union was assigned a backwards 'K', which was really cool so
they kept it as part of their identity.
About Union
Union is a small
town in Tolland County. In fact, it is the smallest town in Connecticut by
population, standing at a mere 785 residents as of the 2020 census. Union was
incorporated in October 1734 as part of Windham County, and was ceded to Tolland
County in 1785.
Sources:
Flag (text evidence only)
https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-union-connecticut-flag
Ethan Dubrow, 25 June 2024
image located by Ethan Dubrow, 25 June 2024
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