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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is one of Henderson’s oldest and most architecturally significant religious landmarks, representing nearly two centuries of faith and community life in the city’s downtown…

Audubon Raceway

Audubon Raceway open in 1955 and closed in 1994 as Riverside Downs.

News Boys

This photo is described as boys selling newspapers in Henderson, KY. The paper is the Evansville Press, March 13, 1941. I suspect it was taken the same day…

Gone with the Wind 1940

Check out this awesome photo of Second Street in 1940! Standing on Second Street and looking towards the river, this remarkable photograph captures downtown Henderson at a moment…

Palm Readers

During the 1930s and 1940s, palm readers and fortune tellers were a familiar-and often transient-presence in Henderson, advertising their services regularly in the Henderson Morning Gleaner. These practitioners…

Lazarus W. Powell, Member of Pioneer Henderson Family, Inaugurated as Chief Executive in 1851

Lazarus W. Powell, Member of Pioneer Henderson Family, Inaugurated as Chief Executive in 1851 Gleaner and Journal, Sunday, January 14, 1940 Was Third Democratic Governor of State After…

200 Block S Main

200 block of S Main looking North.

Henderson has provided some colorful governors

Henderson has provided some colorful governorsBy Frank Boyett Feb. 01, 2015 Henderson County has sent four governors to Frankfort, and some of you can probably name them all,…

41 N Aerial Image

Aerial image of Highway 41N looking East. Visible is the entrance to Audubon State Park, Club Alibi, Kentucky Terrace Motel, and Phillips 66.

117 & 119 Powell

These two modest, matching dwellings form a well-preserved pair of early-20th-century working-class housing on Powell Street and contribute to the historic residential character of Henderson. Both houses are…

Old Henderson Homes and Buildings

Old Henderson Homes and Buildings is a 1985 publication by the Historic Henderson Publishing Council in Henderson, Kentucky that documents the city’s historic residences and structures. Book captures…

It’s a good move to Historic Henderson

It’s a good move to Historic Henderson… on the Ohio River… In Audubon Country.