Linden Depot is a historic
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...
located at
Linden,
Montgomery County, Indiana
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 37,936. Its county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into eleven townships which provide local services.
Montg ...
. In 1852 the New Albany and Salem Railroad (later
Monon) Railroad cut through
Montgomery County, Indiana
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 37,936. Its county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into eleven townships which provide local services.
Montg ...
. The old stage road between
Crawfordsville and Linden was given to the railroad as an inducement to get them to build through Linden. 1852 also saw the building of the first Linden depot, on a site behind the present day Post Office. The building was moved to the current location in 1881 when the
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad was built through Linden, crossing the Monon at this location.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1990.
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Museum
Located in the disused Monon Railroad Station, the Linden Museum is run by the Linden-Madison Twp. Historical Society. The museum is a joint venture between the Linden-Madison Twp. Historical Society and the Monon Railroad Historical/Technical Society.
References
External links
Linden Depot Museum
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Railroad museums in Indiana
Museums in Montgomery County, Indiana
Former Monon Railroad stations
National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Indiana
Transportation buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Indiana
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905
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