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Kentucky Bakery

Kentucky Bakery began in approximately 1886 by Jacob Beugger. He operated his bakery at 113 N Main Street. In 1907, Jacob sold his business to his son, Charles…

Sam B Mayer & Sons

Sam B Mayer & Sons was a dry good business that started in 1903 at 138 Second Street. They were Henderson’s leading department store and known for their…

Liquor Store

Anyone know which store and where this was?

Soaper Barret Button Factory

Soaper-Barret (W. H. Soaper and W. T. Barret) Button factory opened in 1904 and turned fresh mussel shells from the Ohio River into button blanks. The company disolved…

The Logab Tobacco Company

The Logab Tobacco Company, formed in 1912 by Charles Argue and Louis Gaebel, produced Logab Mixture and Logab Homespun. LOGAB MIXTURE is a combination of the most fragrant…

M Silverman Poem

FURS AND FUR COATS Ladies, your attention I would callTo M. SILVERMAN: he leads them all.Here you may purchase the latest in dress,And always be sure of getting…

Frostop

Did you know Henderson had a Frostop location at the NW corner of Hwy 41N and Robin Rd in 1963? Frostop is the name of an American root…

Hick’s Drive-In

Hicks Drive-In was located on Hwy 41N across from Audubon State Park. The restaurant opened in 1954. Located on the SE corner of Hwy 41N and Walnut Lane.

Club Alibi – Black Horse Lounge

Club Alibi, owned by Mr. Welby, then later Trixie’s Alibi, owned by Frank Williams and Trixie LaMae, sold to George Hoffman in 1981 and became the Black Horse…

J. S. Mallory Sheet Metal Worker

J. S. Mallory is an experienced and practical sheet metal worker who has been in the business for over twenty-one-years. In the past year he has built seven…

701 Dixon / Acme Drug Store

Roger W. “Doc” Cabell ( ) owned and operated Acme Drug Store at 701 Dixon St. (now Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.) from 1936 to 1970. According to…

432 First Street

432 First Street was built in 1914 for the White-King Motor Company. It’s also been home to Work Clothes Unlimited, Bill’s Furniture, and Thompson’s Furniture. City’s first auto…