The Gleaner of Dec. 13, 1940, reported Atlas Tack Corp. of Fairhaven, Massachusetts planned to open a factory in the building; it operated there from 1941 until Oct. 28, 1970.
On June 16, 1978, while an employee was installing a sprinkler system, sparks from a nearby open burn ignited a fire that would go down as the biggest blaze in Henderson’s history.
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Articles from the Atlas Tack Corporation 1885-2006 Compiled from the Fairhaven Star & Standard Times
Gleaner: Spot in Henderson’s East End swimming with local history
Henderson Fire Department Facebook
A Pictorial History Of Henderson And Henderson County, Kentucky, Volumes I & II Published by Gleaner-Journal Publishing