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John Eneas McCallister

JOHN ENEAS McCALLISTER was born in Henderson County October 14th, 1805. His ancestors were of Scottish origin and remarkable for their personal courage. His father Eneas McCallister was…

Hill’s Kandy Kitchen

Hill’s Kandy Kitchen at 321 First Street. Mrs C H Hill, proprietor.

100 Block Mill

100 block of Mill Street looking South. Visible is 1300 Powell.

Roger Cabell Ice Cream

Roger W. “Doc” Cabell handed an ice cream cone to a customer a few days before he closed Acme Drug Store in 1970. He had operated the store…

Tobacco Field Postcard

Tobacco Field Postcard

Valley Moving and Storage

Valley Moving and Storage located at 907 N Green, Owned and Operated by John M. Williams & Sammy L. Williams.

South of the Boarder Restaurant & Lounge

South of the Boarder Restaurant & Lounge was located at 2611 US 41N, also the location of Taylor’s Junction and now MrB’s. Food pleasant, but servings too large…

Carl Philip Geibel

Carl Philip Geibel was born 1 Jan 1883 to Fred P Geibel and Caroline Best. Carl Geibel married Grace D. Hanouer on Tuesday, 14 June 1910 in St….

322 Second Street

322 Second Street, once the location of Henderson Feed & Commission Company, then Henderson Glass, and now Abba Promotions. Henderson Feed & Commission Company was originally opened by…

Year 2

Yesterday completed year 2! July 25, 2023 was the first post to Historic Henderson. Since then there have been: Posts: 984Visitors: 24,421Page Views: 90,677 I started this page…

211 S Main

211 S Main was built in 1891 for J. M. Bach. Bach House: boxy weatherboarded Queen Anne with L-shaped cross-gable roof and 3-story square tower with pressed metal-covered…

Steamboat Antoinette and the New Grand Floating Palace Showboat

Steamboat Antoinette and the New Grand Floating Palace Showboat, owned by W.R. Markle and Mathew O. Swallow. Visited Henderson on 3 July 1905. References:The Gleaner • Fri, Jun…