Alden is now the last surviving New England shoe manufacturer. Based in a region that was once the bedrock of American shoe manufacturing in the nineteenth century, the family owned company has outlasted every other producer in the area. Known for their classics like the Indy Boot, Unlined Chukka, or Longwing Blucher, Alden has carved out a place in not just the history of American shoemaking but the United States itself.The Alden Shoe Company was founded in 1884 by Charles H. Alden in Middleborough, Massachusetts.