“Henderson Daily Gleaner,” June, 1925: At a meeting of the board of education on theevening of the second of July, 1906, a committeeappointed to look into the matter…
Edgar Warren Knight was born 16 Oct 1906 to James Edgar Knight (1867 – 1935) and Birdie Walker Griffin Knight (1877 – 1945). E. Warren Knight of Henderson,…
The Violet Shoppe, a plant shop specializing in African Violets, was located at 325 ROBIN ROAD and U.S. 41 N and owned by D. R. Ferrill. Reference: Evansville…
Wolf’s Tavern was built at this location in 1878 and has operated here for over 100 years. The building retains some Mesker components including the only surviving, elaborate…
St. Clement’s Mission, organized 1887, was a parish school in which upwards of sixty pupils were taught the rudiments of common school education, housekeeping, sewing, etc., and the…
The Henderson Speedway was a quarter-mile dirt track that opened on Highway 41S in September 1951. Jerry Clark and Clyde Fowler were operators. The location is now ramps…
The Quill was a Paper Devoted to the Interest and Encouragement of High School life. The Quill was formed in 1912 by the class of “1913,” being published…