Editing Union, New York (section)

== History ==

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[[File:Wesley United Methodist Church, Union, New York - 20221122.jpg|thumb|Wesley United Methodist Church]]
The region was first settled by Americans/Europeans ''circa'' 1782.

During the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]], detachments of soldiers were sent through this region with the intent of attacking [[Iroquois|natives]] who were friendly to the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]]. Documented attacks on native villages in present-day Binghamton, [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]], and [[Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Choconut Township]], [[Pennsylvania]], indicate that many natives were killed in these incursions in 1779. Of particular note are the advances of General Poor and General Sullivan, each leading troops on separate fronts. Their soldiers reunited at the site of Union, hence the name.

The town of Union was established in 1791, while in [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]] before the creation of Broome County. The town, a "mother town" of the county, was later reduced in size by the formation of other towns, the first being the town of [[Owego, New York|Owego]] (then called the "Town of Tioga") in 1800, followed by [[Lisle, New York|Lisle]] (1801), [[Greene, New York|Greene]] (1808, now in [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango County]]), [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] (1823), and [[Maine, New York|Maine]] (1848).