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Riverfront

Check out this old photo of the river front looking North. Another from the same time period.

Flood of April 1913

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…

Police Station on Water Street

Built in 1964 at First and Water Streets. Torn down and now the location of the Henderson Tourist Commission. Ribbon Cutting – remodel in 1983

Water Street Police Station Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon cutting for the former police station on Water Street. June 1983

Barret Park

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…

Argue Tobacco Building

Tobacco building at First and Water Streets. At one time owned by Chas Argue Tobacco.

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…

Mezzaluna Garden Cafe

Mezzaluna Garden Cafe was located at 104 North Water Street in the 1990’s. Owned and operated by Diane Utley.

Riverfront and Water Street

First Water Supply

Henderson’s first public water supply and public utility was a “town pump” and a well dug in the early 1800’s located at the intersection of Main and Second…

Henderson’s Famous Well

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…

Water Works Park

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…