Sam Higdon is taking his time to tell of the future plans for the Linden Heritage Foundation. Higdon recently purchased and restored the Wright Patman family home as part of Linden’s cultural heritage.
Greeting the Rev. Arlistel Maxie for the MLK Day celebration are Travis Ransom and Sam Higdon. Linden Heritage Foundation board member Jack Crawford is at left.
How a city park educational monument project might look for Linden.The building at left could be the kiln to demonstrate brick making and the building in center is the old pickle shed.
Daja Jones is the 37-year-old owner of the Black Swan Tattoo Studio located at 112 N. William Street in downtown Atlanta. The father of four has been tattooing for eight years and dabbles in black and grey, abstract and 90’s cartoons among other things.
Sam Higdon, right, president of the Linden Heritage Foundation board of directors,is showing a community citizen pictures of some of the items that will go in the foundation’s historical signage monument at city park. The items include former buildings
County citizen Raydeen Edwards is smiling because as he presents a brief history of the black cowboy he also is remembering how his father was a lifelong cowboy himself and taught his son to be one as well. Edwards’ remarks were part of the Linden Herit
Linden Heritage Foundation’s annual meeting
Linden Heritage Foundation’s annual meeting Jan. 18 conducted its business matters while one of its highlights was further publicity and discussion of the Linden City Park historical signage project which is being planned.
LHF Board President Sam Higdon presented color drawings of the proposed monument which is designed to show the history of the brick making process used to construct the Cass County Courthouse. Higdon told of the more than 430,000 bricks which had been produced in large measure by slave labor.
The site is expected to include a reconstructed kiln to serve as an educational focal point to explain the labor intensive work required.
Linden’s heritage foundation is a non-profit public charity celebrating the town’s diverse culture.
At present, the foundation is highlighting such cultural items as the Pleasant Hill Julius Rosenwald School, the Wright Paman home as the oldest surviving residence in Linden, the restored 1934 water tower and the restoration of the volunteer fire station which is now owned by Preservation Texas. The foundation is also promoting Linden’s extensive music contributions and history. Linden also is the site of the state’s oldest continually serving courthouse.
To join with other citizens and help support Linden’s Heritage Foundation and its goals of preserving Linden’s cultural history, contact Sam Higdon at P.O. Box 146, Linden, TX, 75563 or online at www.lindenheritage. org