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History Of Soft Ball In CityBy SOL Z. BERNSTEIN The Gleaner • Sun, Jun 5, 1938 July 27, 1934 – A meeting was called of all who were…
Old Fire House #1 located on Elm Street behind the old City Building at Central Park. Approximately the area of the parking lot now. Built 1895 and demolished…
The Henderson County Tuberculosis Hospital, designed by architect Harry B. Boyle, was built in 1917 at a cost of about $25,000 and it appears to have been more…
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.