⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Driving Buckley Highway (Connecticut Routes 190 and 171) in Union, Connecticut

January 14, 2023 - 12:50 PM
34°F / 1°C

Dashcam view of driving eastbound on Buckley Highway (Connecticut Route 190 and Connecticut Route 171) through Union, Connecticut, from Fish Point Road to Mashapaug Road.

Highlights:
Interstate 84 interchange - 1:27
Old Town Hall (on right) - 5:29
Congregational Church of Union (on left) - 5:40
Union Public Library (on right) - 5:56
Connecticut Route 190 ends; Connecticut Route 171 portion begins - 6:48
Union Town Hall (on right) - 7:14

From Wikipedia:
Union is a town located in the northeastern part of Tolland County, Connecticut, United States and is part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous town and municipality in Connecticut. Union includes the village of Mashapaug located in the Eastern Uplands at the Massachusetts state line. Union is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) northeast of the state capital, Hartford and 67 mi (108 km) southwest of Boston as well as 153 mi (246 km) northeast of New York City.

There were 500 people in the town in 1756. The population grew to 767 by 1800, but declined thereafter. There were just 431 people in Union in 1890. The official population of the town is still less than 1,000 residents today.

Union has the highest town center in eastern Connecticut at 1,015 feet (309 m) and the 4th highest in the state. The highest elevation in eastern Connecticut is 1,315 feet (401 m) Burley Hill in the northwest part of town. In addition, I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Connecticut (1,002 feet (305 m)) in Union.

Approximately one-third of the town is state park land, including Bigelow Hollow State Park, Nipmuck State Forest and the Mountain Laurel Sanctuary. A portion of the Yale-Myers Forest and Hull Foresters are located in Union. All combined, there are nearly 34,000 acres of forestland in Union.

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