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The Cline Photographs of Henderson The photographs and postcards bearing the “Cline Photo” name preserve detailed views of Henderson’s streets, businesses, churches, and public buildings. This page brings…
Henderson County’s Revolutionary War Monument at First and Main At the corner of First and Main streets, on the courthouse square near Central Park, stands a rough-faced granite…
A Separate Door to Knowledge Henderson’s 1904 library branch for African American readers A 2014 Gleaner feature brought renewed attention to Maria Powell Carr and Henderson’s segregated Eighth…
The Memorial Day cross display began in 1947 in Central Park with 34 crosses. In 2019, there were more than 5,300 crosses displayed.
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…
