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First named Recreation Park, then Goodfellow Field, and now Kimmel Park, the lot at Sixth and Ingram Streets has hosted ball games since 1934. The Henderson Goodfellows, a…
The City of Henderson’s gas plant was located at Water and Washington streets. It produced gas from coal and operated up until 1929.
Barret Stadium was built in 1934 and lasted until razed in February 1984. It was located on South Green across from where Mr D’s is today. References: Evansville…
Frank Boyett wrote the earliest mention of the bell he could find is on page 269 of Country Court Order Book E, which is dated Dec. 22, 1845….
The old post office building located at Third and Main Streets was built in 1904. It was demolished in 1965 after the current post office was built at…
This wreck occurred on Fifth Street at Lambert and involved a city Fire Department car. Visible in the background is 5th Street Market.
First street parking spots in front of county court house. Visible is a Henderson Sheriff’s patrol vehicle and an assistant Fire Chief vehicle.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Henderson. The eight-digit number next to each listing is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System…
Barrett cemetery is located behind the parking lot of Owensboro Health Henderson Healthplex at 1200 Barret Blvd. This area was the Boynton Merrill / Clark Merrill farm near…
The Henderson Armory, located at 735 N. Elm Street in Henderson, Kentucky, is similar in appearance to the WPA armories built ten years earlier. The Henderson Armory was…