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Andrew Rowan, 1799Charles Davis, 1800, ’81, ’82Daniel Ashby, 1803, ‘4Eaneas McCallister, 1805, ‘6Uriah Blue, 1807, ‘8Fielding Jones, 1809. ’10Daniel McBride, 1811, ’12Elijah King, 1813, ’14Joseph Fuquay, 1815, ’16John…
This building on S Water Street was used as a police annex before it was torn down. The police station was across the street where the welcome center…
Mount Zion Cemetery is the oldest African American cemetery in Henderson County, Kentucky, established in the early 1900s. Over 900 individuals are buried here, including victims of the…
(By Spalding Trafton) GLEANER AND JOURNAL, HENDERSON, KY., SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1925. **The first parts of this article are not legible.** I thought this was a cool history…
Grand Opening on April 26, 1975Plans for the new center were outlined in March of 1963 and an architect employed in December 1968 to design it. In November…
Community & Youth Center. On Jan 20, 1969, the city signed a $93,780 contract to build a substantial teen center on the site of the old pavilion. It…
424 Ray Street, formerly 808 N Green, was built between 1850-1855 by Henderson’s first mayor, William B. Vanzandt (Vansant). It’s been called the old McClain home (William McClain),…
From the History of Henderson County KY:Under the old constitution, the oldest serving magistrate was entitled, by rotation, to the office of sheriff, and was invariably appointed as…
