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 suc ...

located at Linden,

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. In 1852 the New Albany and Salem Railroad (later Monon) Railroad cut through

. 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. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1990.

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.

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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 {{Indiana-museum-stub