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Held’s Park (Held’s Grove) was a park located at the SW corner of Clay and Meadow Streets and covered six and a half acres. It was a beautiful…
Audubon Mill Park sits along water street right on the Ohio River in an area that once was the location of John James Audubon’s Saw and Grist Mill….
HENDERSON, KY., Aug. 1, 1912 What three years ago was said to be a well threatening the health of the city, polluted with death dealing bacilli and teeming…
The John James Audubon State Park is a 692 acre public park, 575 acres of which are historic. The historic area includes a park, museum, and nature preserve….
On August 29, 1874, the city paid $7,438 to W. T. and John H. Barret, executors of the A. B. Barret estate, for grounds located on the Ohio…
Audubon Saw and Grist Mill was built in 1816 by John James Audubon and his brother-in-law, Thomas Bakewell (Marker #1645). It was a 45 foot by 65-foot stream…
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is…
Excerpt from The Annals and Scandals of Henderson County, Kentucky, 1775-1975: In 1893. John C. Atkinson was elected mayor and soon appointed a committee, composed of S.K. Sneed…
The Henderson, KY Central Park “Rebecca” Fountain returned to its former location in Central Park after an extensive restoration by Robinson Iron in Alexander City, AL. The fountain…
