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This unassuming stretch of McKinley Street once anchored a pair of long-running, family-operated businesses that served generations of Henderson residents. By the mid-20th century, Jack Bentley Lumber Co….
McClain Cemetery is located somewhere off Wathen Lane, though I have not been able to locate it. Mr Blue documented 20 graves, each which match a death certificate,…
206 South Ingram Street is a two-story brick residence dating to about 1875, reflecting the sturdy domestic architecture of post-Civil War Henderson. Early newspaper notices show the home…
THE REPORTER, HENDERSON, KY. MARCH 15, 1881 A SUDDEN DEATH Lucy Washington Goes to Sleep Friday Afternoon and Opens Her Eyes in the Kingdom Come Late Friday afternoon…
Long before insurance ads lived online, X. R. Royster & Co. was a familiar and trusted name in Henderson, at 132 Second St., where business, traffic, and daily…
Hidden in plain sight near the intersection of Vine Street and South Alves Street is one of Henderson’s most overlooked named alleyways, Royster Alley. Royster Alley shows up…
The Ohio River crested Jan. 31, 1937, at 53.9 feet, and it became the worst American flood on record. Also see: Audubon Mill Park 1937 References: Gleaner: Floodless…
Joseph Cohen & Son stood at the center of Henderson’s early-20th-century scrap and hide trade, operating from 219 N. Main Street and later on Water Street. Newspaper accounts…
The Chero-Cola Bottling Works was established in Henderson in late 1919, with operations located at the corner of Second and Clark Streets (1107 Second). Construction of a new…
Michael Peter “Mike” Abel (1874–1935) Michael Peter Abel, commonly known as Mike P. Abel, was a longtime Henderson public official whose career spanned municipal policing, city administration, fire…
Henderson welcomed Sonic Drive-In in 1978, it wasn’t just another place to grab a hamburger, it was a return to an earlier rhythm of American life. Located at…