Courtesy of the Perry County Historical Society this is published here from the 175th Anniversary Perry County History and Families

The following is a copy from The Linden Times, February 26, 1880:

A correction: In our last issue in a local item we stated that Linden was originally called Harrisburg, after our late citizen David Harris, father of our townsman G.L. Harris, and Mrs. J.M. Dotson, but in this our informant was mistaken.

Harrisburg was at one time the county seat, and the court met there for several terms, but Harrisburg was at what we know as John L. Webb's farm, four miles south of Linden, and was called such in honor of Dr. Wyatt Harris who lived in this county at the time.  James Simmons of Cypress Creek was a member of the jury there in 1846 and from what we learn is the only living citizen of the county who served on the jury at the court of Harrisburg.

Linden was first named Milton in honor of Judge Milton Brown who is yet living at Jackson, Tennessee.  Judge Brown was then the member of congress from this district and a most popular gentleman with his constituents.  The name was selected by commissioners.  When the act of legislature came to be enacted Maj. T.M. Brashear gave the name of Linden and established it as a county seat.  Mr. David Harris owned the land and gave the county the land for the courthouse, etc.  We are informed that the name of the town was not changed from Milton to Linden because of any loss of respect that Maj. Brashear or the people had for Judge Milton Brown, but mainly because there was another place named Milton in the State.

We made this correction and give these facts not because the error of our former statement would injury anyone, but because it is important the present as well as the future generations should not be misinformed as to any historical point of their county, and from the very vague and conflicting ideas already in existence the importance will be seen.  There are but few alive now and in a few years there will not be any alive who figured in the early history of our county, so we cannot be too particular in stating any facts relative to our county history, for in future years i will be a matter of no small interest to have full and correct statement of these facts.  We are informed by the oldest