Linden’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 9 old photos of Linden. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settled prior to 1818, the community was first known as "Screamersville", since the cry of wild animals could still be heard during the night. It became the county seat in 1819 and was then known as the "Town of Marengo". This was changed to "Hohenlinden" in 1823, to honor the county's earliest European settlers, French Bonapartist refugees to the Vine and Olive Colony. The name commemorated the battle in 1800 at Hohenlinden, Bavaria, where the French defeated the armies of both Austria and Bavaria. The spelling was later shortened to just "Linden."
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Linden’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Linden’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo5 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewCLOSE UP OF FRONT, (NORTH) AND EA…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Linden, decade by decade
1990s
unknown5 items
CommonsDate?REAR (SOUTH) AND WEST SIDE, SHOWING OLD VAULT AT REAR OF CO…
CommonsDate?VIEW ON BALCONY, TOWARD EAST - Old Marengo County Courthous…
CommonsDate?VIEW ON BASEMENT FLOOR AT FRONT OF BUILDING - Old Marengo C…
CommonsDate?VIEW ON MAIN FLOOR, TOWARD N. W. - Old Marengo County Court…
CommonsDate?VIEW ON SECOND FLOOR, TOWARD S.E. - Old Marengo County Cour…
1 historic place in Linden
1 place in Linden is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as CLOSE UP OF FRONT, (NORTH) AND EAST SIDE OF BLDG. - Old Marengo County Courthouse, Cahaba Avenue and Mobile Street, Lin… (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.