Malden got its name after Major George B. Clark had a dream, he told the man in charge of laying out the town, engineer Otto Kochtitzky, "Otto, I know what to name the new town, I dreamed it was named Malden (History of Dunklin County, Vol. II)."  The post office was established in 1877, and the first train rolled into town in 1878.  The town was officially incorporated on April 22, 1878.  

Downtown

Levi Mercantile Company was owned by Mr. Jake Levi, one of the only Jewish men in town.

Norrid's

1978 Parade

Allen Store

Early Malden Fire Department

Federal Mogul

Bostic Motor Company was located at the corner of Main and Decatur Streets.

Shipley's BBQ

Cotton Oil Plant

Hubert Humphrey in Malden

Malden Tornado

Majestic Theater

Malden Air Base

Entrance

Service Club on base (WWII)

Post Theatre

Post WWII Runway

Malden School 

The first school tax was levied in 1880 for new school that would hold all school grades. The two two story frame building was completed in 1881, but was destroyed by a tornado in 1883. The above building was built in 1912.