History

Union Flagship on Route 22 Beautiful Keepsake Honors History

UPDATE:
Release Party: April 11, 2025 –

The Flagship collectible is an artist rendering on a 3/4″ thick wood painted piece along with the complete history on the back. Order your Union Flagship collectible and support local Jersey history.

Congratulations to Union, Route 22, and the famous historic roadside attraction, the “World Famous Flagship – the ship that never sailed.” Your votes mattered, and the Route 22 Flagship is now officially part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Keepsake Collection. The Mr. Local History Project group is a non-profit 501c that relies on fundraisers like this to expand their history programs, so every time you grow your collection, you’re continually supporting the non-profit efforts to invest in their educational Jersey history programs.

Join the release party and get your hands on the initial run of the historic roadside attraction, the Route 22 Flagship in Union Township, New Jersey.
The Union flagship’s researched history on the back of the keepsake.
Estimated keepsake size.
See the ENTIRE Collection, which includes over 40 iconic New Jersey historic collectibles.
New Jersey Historic Village Collection.

A Jersey Ship that Never Sailed – The Flagship in Union is a story Mr. Local History researched (the link to that story is at the bottom of this page). Then, someone sent in a request asking if they could purchase a wooden keepsake of The Flagship. Well, now, a “Keepsake of the Flagship” is under review, and we’re gauging interest and want to see if “The Flagship” is worthy of being part of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village collection of New Jersey historical icons.

This 1940s photo served as the design for our commissioned artist’s interpretation.

The Current Jersey Collection Keeps Expanding
40 Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsakes

About Our Partner:
The Cat’s Meow Village Company of Wooster, Ohio

The Cat’s Meow Village is a small company founded in Wooster, Ohio in 1982 from one simple wooden house Faline cut on her grandfather’s saw in the loft of the hog barn. Thirty-five years later, Jones and her crew continue crafting “little wooden buildings” of local, national, and international landmarks that spark memories and kindle smiles on the faces of “real-life adventure, including the exclusive New Jersey Historic Wooden Village collection. Oh, and the cat’s name is CASPER!

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Union Historical Society’s The History of the Flagship on Route 22

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