Perry County, Tennessee
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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,366, with an average population density of 20.2 persons per square mile, making it the leas
Perry County Courthouse in Linden
Cedar Grove Iron Furnace
Notice posted in the Nashville Union newspaper of a runaway slave from the iron works
The 1868 courthouse in Linden
Linden, Tennessee
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Linden is a town in and the county seat of Perry County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Linden had a population of 997. Linden was officially incorporated in 1850.
Perry County, Tennessee
…density of 20.2 persons per square mile (7.8 persons/km2), making it the least densely populated county in Tennessee. Its county seat and largest town is Linden. The county is named after American naval commander and War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry. In 1806, the Cherokee ceded to the United States the land…
Linden courthouse square
Downtown Linden, Tennessee in 1940 showing the hotel and a Gulf oil station.