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Confederate Shot Cut Short Career of Partisan Ranger Capture of Evansville… Johnson’s Forlorn Hope By J. ROBERT SMITH From farms and factories they flocked to the Confederate colors…
A little piece of history I found interesting. Over 100 years ago in 1906, Audubon Public School was located in the 1300 block of Powell Street, almost exactly…
300 Block of North Main Street looking North. Visible is old Post Office and the approach to the train bridge.
At the gateway to the vacation lands of Western Kentucky, Henderson is a thriving city strategically located on the Ohio River 8 miles from Evansville, Indiana. The city…
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….
Cargill-Cottingham Motor Company located on South Main across from old court house in 1924. Later became Ohio Valley Motor Company. Now the location of the Judicial Center.
Robert Dixon Vance was born 20 Apr 1857 to Samuel B. Vance (unknown-1901) and Nannie Dixon Vance (unknown-1905). Robert served two terms as prosecuting attorney. He was a…
Tapp’s Cafe was located on First Street between Elm and Green in approximately 1943. Harvey’s Home & Auto Supply was located at 314 First Streets, visible on the…
The old City Building, built in 1903, was demolished on Sept. 1, 1971. The building had been condemned as unsafe because of damage suffered in a Nov. 9,…
Plaza Bar (Puckett’s) owned and operated by Laz D. Puckett. Then Beardsleys, owned by Beth Vaughn and Robbie Parks. New night spot makes rosy future of dim past…