Linton is a city in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States.

The city itself was officially chartered and named in June 1850, laid out by Hannah E. Osborn and Isaac V. Coddington.

In the late 19th century, small underground coal mines began to appear near and almost inside the city and the population expanded rapidly.

[5] In 1903, union miners drove black waiters from town, and the ban expanded to all of Greene County.

Historian James W. Loewen cites Linton as an example of a town where strikebreakers were used as pretext for more general discriminatory practices.

The lakes have provided a regular, if limited, amount of fishing tourism for decades.

The next day, New Home brought in strikebreakers to continue telephone service for the town.

The presence of strike breakers agitated Linton locals, the vast majority of whom were union members themselves.

The strike ended with New Home agreeing to raise wages and lower working hours but refusing to recognize the telephone operators' union.

The factory building remained empty due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations until GE tore it down beginning in 2014.

The festival prided itself in being a free event that offered entertainment for all ages and musical tastes.

The festival operated as a non-profit entity that strived to promote the musical arts, economic development, and tourism.

The Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center of Greene County is responsible for preserving and maintaining the historic 1908 Margaret Cooper Public Library building (a Carnegie library), which also houses the city's Phil Harris and Alice Faye memorabilia collection.

Events include the largest Independence Day parade in Indiana-bringing over 40,000 people to this city,[14] a week-long visit from a traveling carnival, local music and entertainment, and fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Goose Pond is a wetlands reclamation project south of the city, which has had some success at restoring marginal farmland to its natural condition.