Tag: River

Birds Eye View of Riverfront

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…

Riverfront and Water Street

Audubon Mill Park

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….

Audubon Mill Park Views

Audubon Mill Park 1937

Audubon Mill Park photo during the flood of 1937. Note the old fountain in the park. Photo by Maclean Dameron. Reference: History of Henderson, KY 1888-1978

Dixie Bee Ferry

Dixie Bee Line, the forerunner of U.S. 41. This ferry crossed the Ohio river at the foot of Second Street. Motorists on the highway were kept on track…

Audubon Mill Park Video

Streetcar Ferry

Streetcar transfer ferry that once operated at the site of the current Twin Bridges.

Train Over Frozen Ohio 1936

A steam locomotive passes over the Henderson railroad bridge as Susan Ijames stands on the frozen Ohio River in 1936.