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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…
Built in 1891 at Evansville, the sternwheel packet Royal quickly became one of the most familiar boats on the Ohio River, serving the busy Evansville-Henderson trade. Designed by…
Flatboat races ran from 1973 to 1986. Frank Boyett wrote up a story that best explains it so I’ll leave you with that. Flatboat Days had a good…
Built in 1923, the Majestic was the last of America’s great traveling showboats, bringing live theater and vaudeville to towns along the Ohio River. Pulled by the tug…
Wolf Creek Ice Gorge 1910 Henderson Morning Gleaner • Sat, Jan 15, 1910: Up to a late hour Friday night the gorge in Wolf Creek was holding fast,…
Check out this old photo of the river front looking North. Another from the same time period.
Flood of April 1913 reached 47.9 foot flood stage. At Henderson, Ky., where the rate of rise and fall was again very similar to that experienced at Evansville…
In his 1901 report, Commissioner Towles mentioned the “Good Improvement Committee”. This had started as a project of Lucy Barret, working through the Century Club (after 1900 it…
Jake’s Aerial Photography has some great shots of the Henderson riverfront and downtown. References: Facebook: Jake’s Aerial Photography
This birds-eye-view might have been taken from an acroplane, but it wasn’t. It was taken from the roof of the Henderson Brewing Company’s plant and shows the mill…