This information was found in the form of a calendar: 1848-1948 Linden Centennial Calendar, Centennial Celebration June 27, 28 & 29, 1948, Sponsored by the Lions Club of Linden, Texas.

LINDEN HAS BEAUTIFUL POST OFFICE BUILDING

United States Post Office

Since this day, far past, many changes have taken place in the Linden Postal Service. The office has had several locations on the square during this period of time. Two burglaries, with very little loss. One fire, with complete loss of records. Its sales have reached as much as fifteen thousand dollars per year. Money Order business, alone runs approximately $25,000.00 per month.

The personnel has increased from one part time employee to eleven full time employee's. The payroll has now reached a monthly sum of approximately $2200.00. Rural mail Routes serve more than 4000 patrons on 155 miles. The office serves a population of some 1600 within the city limits, and all the out lying and adjacent additions, that have now become a part of the city.

This office is served twice daily, by Star Route, out of the Texarkana Terminal. Mail arriving at 8 A.M. and 5:20 P.M. departing at 9 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. each day except Sunday and holidays, when there is only one delivery at 8 A.M.

In 1937-1938, the Federal Post Office and Agricultural Building was erected at a cost of $67,000.00, and was one of the few buildings ever erected for a third class office. Since the erection of the building the office has advanced to an office of the Second Class.

It is said that Linden is the only City in the US without a Railroad that has a Federal Building.

Since the establishing of the Linden Post Office in the year of 1852 the following Postmasters have served as follows:

Postmaster Date Appointed
Ward Taylor, Jr May 25, 1852
Thomas J. Foster Dec. 9, 1852
John B. Ligon April 14, 1853
Fielding Spell Jan. 31, 1855
John W. Moore July 19, 1855
Andrew J. Oliver May 14, 1860
Henry Peebles Aug. 6, 1866
John Stewart April 4, 1867
Andrew J. Nelson July 14, 1872
John C. Hutcherson June 12, 1873
John t. Bass Nov. 12, 1873
Robert G. McKissack Feb. 3, 1874
Reuben A. Morris Feb 27, 1877
Charles A. Kesseher Aug. 10, 1889
John S. Morris Aug. 10, 1893
William G. Harrington Aug 3, 1897
Miss Jessie Amy Feb. 13, 1899
George T. Bartlett April 18, 1901
Walter C. Blalock Jan 22, 1915
Carl F. Kluge (Acting) June 30, 1923
Carl F. Kluge Dec. 19, 1923
Mrs. Bobbie Kluge (Acting) May 17, 1926
Mrs. Bobbie Kluge Dec. 11, 1926
Ralph W. Ford (Acting) Jan. 16, 1935
Sam L. Henderson (Acting) Nov. 14, 1939
Sam L. Henderson Sept 5, 1949