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220–224 North Elm Street: From the Bethel House to the Polk Apartments At 224 North Elm Street, an Italianate brick house with tall windows, decorative hoods, and a…
Dr. James G. Glass: A Dedicated Doctor on Clay Street In December 1959, Henderson set aside a day to honor Dr. James Garfield Glass. The City Commission proclaimed…
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…
The DeLuxe Inn In the 1940s, the DeLuxe Inn was a nightclub on Country Club Road south of Henderson that served the area’s Black community. A contemporary advertisement…
R. B. Meador and Henderson’s Working Man’s Store Richard Benton Meador was a farmer in Union County when he married Maggie Etta Randolph in Morganfield on December 24,…
A HENDERSON VOICE ON BLACK SWAN Marianna Johnson’s 1921 Record Born in Henderson, Johnson carried her musical gifts to Huntington, Harlem and one of America’s pioneering Black-owned record…
Henderson County farmer, bank director, and remembered friend to the friendless William S. Elam was born in Virginia on April 7, 1818, the son of Harmon Elam and…
845 Second Street: A Neighborhood Storefront for 125 Years From groceries and fresh meat to crafts, rare books, flowers, and children’s clothing, the two-story brick building at 845…
Lost Cities of Henderson County Were 8 in Number; What Has Become of Them? Some of Them Were Only On Paper, While Others Had Promising Starts. One Sold…
Reeder’s Grocery (500 Fagan Street) Reeder’s Grocery was a neighborhood market located at the southeast corner of Fagan and Vine streets. The location had housed a grocery for…
