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Edwin Hodge was a Henderson tobacco merchant, exporter, and bank officer whose career connected the city with markets in Great Britain. He also helped develop the Park Theater…
Dr. James G. Glass: A Dedicated Doctor on Clay Street In December 1959, Henderson set aside a day to honor Dr. James Garfield Glass. The City Commission proclaimed…
Henderson County’s Revolutionary War Monument at First and Main At the corner of First and Main streets, on the courthouse square near Central Park, stands a rough-faced granite…
A HENDERSON VOICE ON BLACK SWAN Marianna Johnson’s 1921 Record Born in Henderson, Johnson carried her musical gifts to Huntington, Harlem and one of America’s pioneering Black-owned record…
First Sergeant Payton Bibb: A Henderson Soldier in the 118th U.S. Colored Infantry A weathered military marker in Henderson’s Fernwood Cemetery bears only a few words: PAYTON BIBBS1ST…
W. R. Conover: The Florist Behind Henderson’s Water Street Greenhouses At first glance, Henderson’s 1906 Sanborn fire insurance map appears to be a maze of buildings, measurements and…
Pierre “Red” Jackson: A Champion for Henderson Teacher, coach, civil rights advocate and community mentor, 1927-2014 Pierre “Red” Jackson helped shape Henderson through the people he taught, coached…
The Tragic Story of Little Maud Gough Among the many monuments in Henderson’s Fernwood Cemetery, few are as touching as the one marking the grave of Maud Gough….
Margaret “Tardy” Nichols Coker After 33 years inside Henderson City Hall, Margaret Nichols asked voters to put her at its head. In 1973, she nearly became Henderson’s first…
Jacob C. Hoffman, Florist: The Greenhouses Opposite Fernwood German-born florist Jacob C. Hoffman operated a substantial greenhouse business at Madison and Fagan streets. After his death, the property…
William “Bill” Jackson 1883-1956 On April 22, 1937, a 54-year-old Henderson man stood before a camera at the Henderson Police Department. His name: William Jackson, sometimes called Bill….
Ligon Cemetery: A Forgotten Family Burial Ground Near Robards *Cemetery is on private property* Hidden in a small grove of mature trees about 1½ miles east of Robards…