This Henderson County native was state senator and lt. gov. before becoming governor in 1935 & 1955. U.S. senator, 1939-45. As baseball commissioner, he approved contract making Jackie Robinson first modern black major league player in 1947. . . . — — Map (db m172075) HM
Near this spot July 4, 1898 Albert B. Chandler, twice governor of Kentucky
was born. This illustrious son of the Pennyrile also served as state senator, lieutenant governor, United States senator and national commissioner of baseball.
This . . . — — Map (db m172077) HM
Here in Oct. 1937 Frank T. Street
became first member-consumer to
receive rural electric cooperative
power in Ky. Energy was provided
by Henderson RECC, first rural
electric system in state to be
energized. Cooperative electricity
has . . . — — Map (db m172074) HM
Brig. Gen. A. R. Johnson and 30 CSA raiders took city, capturing 50 guns, hospital supplies, and commissary stores July 17, 1862, then raided Newburg, Ind. and returned to Henderson. Threat of Morgan's Raiders prevented USA Hdqrs. at Louisville from . . . — — Map (db m88967) HM
Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1900, Kimmel graduated with honors in 1904. Over his career he served on several battleships, commanded two destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron, and the battleship USS New York. . . . — — Map (db m119784) HM WM
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler
This Henderson Co. native (1898-
1991) was state sen. and lt. gov.
before becoming governor in 1935
and 1955. U.S. sen., 1939-45. As
baseball commissioner, he approved
contract making Jackie Robinson
first . . . — — Map (db m172012) HM
John James Audubon, 1785-1851,
was one of America's most famous
ornithologists. From 1810-19 he
lived in Henderson roaming the
woods in this area, finding and
painting birds in their natural
habitat. While here two of his
children, John . . . — — Map (db m171994) HM
In 1816 John James Audubon and his wife's brother, Thomas Bakewell, built a steam mill here. The 45' x 65' structure cost $15,000; Audubon supplied over half the money. In operation 1817-19, it failed due to defective machinery and scanty wheat . . . — — Map (db m121859) HM
John James Audubon, the famed ornithologist and painter, came to Henderson in 1810 determined to make his fortune. He tried his hand at a number of businesses, initially meeting with some success. In 1816 he decided to undertake his most . . . — — Map (db m121860) HM
A dynamic orator, Stanley became nationally known for investigation of U.S. Steel Corp., while serving six terms in U.S. House, 1903-15. Born in Shelbyville, 1867, he moved to Henderson in 1898, and entered politics. Gov. of Ky., 1915-19; U.S. . . . — — Map (db m88974) HM
The "new" Central Park Fountain, installed in July 2003, is a faithful reproduction of the fountain that stood on this site from 1892 to 1963. Originally costing $3000, the first fountain quickly became a treasured landmark in downtown Henderson. . . . — — Map (db m119724) HM
Confederate Brigadier General. Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson, a native of Henderson, is one of the area's most colorful civil War heroes. In July 1862, Johnson made a daring raid with a small force across the river into Newburgh, Indiana to . . . — — Map (db m121863) HM
By Kentucky Statute, Dec. 1798, effective, May 1799, the county of Henderson was formed out of part of Christian. Named to honor Col. Richard Henderson, founder of the Transylvania Land Company, which was granted land on Green and Ohio Rivers by Va. . . . — — Map (db m88971) HM
William Christopher (W.C.) Handy, the Father of the Blues, lived in Henderson from 1892 to 1903. Handy, recognized as the first person to publish the blues, received his "calling" to create this written record while in Henderson. "It was . . . — — Map (db m121600) HM
Established 1849, cemetery contains
graves of some noted Kentuckians;
among them are Lazarus Powell and
John Y. Brown. Powell, Henderson's
first governor (1851-55), began
state's first geological survey to
develop mineral and . . . — — Map (db m172059) HM
Born in Va., 1753. On Washington's staff & in many campaigns, American Revolution. Came to Ky. in 1797, as Transylvania Company agent. Helped lay out town of Henderson. Chief Justice of first court, 1799. Member of Ky. House, 1800-06, and Senate, . . . — — Map (db m88962) HM
General Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson was born in Henderson on February 8, 1834. His boyhood home was located at 100 North Main Street. In 1862, Adam Rankin Johnson was commissioned a Colonel in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry of the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m121683) HM
During the 1940's a thriving nightclub and gambling industry developed in Henderson County, patronized not only by local citizens but also by workers from Evansville's war factories and soldiers from nearby Camp Breckinridge. By 1950 it was said . . . — — Map (db m121697) HM
Erected to the Memory of
Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in Henderson County
General Samuel Hopkins
Col. Wynn Dixon • Col. Nathaniel Powell
Col. John Cannon • Col. William Marshall
Col. Gabriel Green • Capt. John Furna Cannon . . . — — Map (db m89383) WM
Erected to the Memory of
Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in Henderson County
Lt. Turner Anderson
Joseph Cabell, Jr. • Abraham Hatchett
Nancy Morgan Hart • Capt. Blackman Moseley, Sr
John Hart • Lewis Rouse
Lt. John Harrison • Dr. . . . — — Map (db m89384) WM
This Memorial is
dedicated to those
persons who served in
The Vietnam War
and in special memory
of those who gave
their lives.
Reverse
Those who Gave
Their Lives
Jeffrey L. Kockritz
Kennet E. . . . — — Map (db m89387) WM
Henderson County has been the home of four men who have distinguished themselves as governor of Kentucky.
Lazarus Powell
(1851-55)
Powell's opponent in the gubernatorial race was his former law partner and fellow . . . — — Map (db m121700) HM
Author, lecturer. Depicted life
of Kentucky mountain people with
dignity in books, serials. Born
here, 1870, by age 23 she had been
acclaimed for stories in literary
magazines. First book in 1897.
She worked and taught at Hindman
Settlement . . . — — Map (db m172045) HM
Born in Henderson, Kentucky on February 26, 1882. Kimmel was one of seven children of Marius Manning and Sibbella Lambert Kimmel. The family home was at 512 North Green Street (a state historical plaque marks the spot).
He went through his . . . — — Map (db m119783) HM WM
In 1810, John James Audubon, the famed ornithologist and painter, his wife Lucy and infant son Victor arrived in Henderson floating on a skiff downriver from Louisville, Kentucky. Audubon loved the frontier spirit of Henderson in the early 1800's, . . . — — Map (db m121685) HM
Site of home of three generations of Kimmels. Indian fighter, Civil War Major (CSA) Manning M. bought it in 1872. His son, Husband E., born here, 1882. He graduated at Annapolis, 1904. Named Commander-in-Chief of US Fleet, Feb. 1, 1941. Stationed at . . . — — Map (db m119789) HM
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
Robert Frazer, a member of the 1803-06 Lewis & Clark Expedition, visited General Samuel Hopkins here in Feb. & April 1807. Frazer was traveling from St. Louis to Washington and back while helping the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m88964) HM
"A very large part of the state is completely overrun with guerrillas, who plunder farm-house, and fields, and villages at will, and often murder the helpless victims of their robberies."
-Letter from Adjutant-General J. Holt to . . . — — Map (db m121698) HM
Here, Mary Towles Sasseen Wilson in 1887, first observed Mothers Day. Started with her pupils. In 1893, she obtained national observance. Ky. legislature
recognized her as “originator of idea.” Congress adopted second Sunday of May as . . . — — Map (db m172026) HM
Ky's most decorated WWI female
veteran. Born April 21, 1879, in
Henderson. 1904 graduate of School
of Nursing, Owensboro City Hosp.
Joined Am Red Cross and served
with Base Hosp 5 during war. On
June 30, 1918, hospital in France
was bombed by . . . — — Map (db m172061) HM
This bell once used to notify the people court was in session, hung in Henderson County’s third court house from 1843 until 1963 when the building was demolished to make way for a new temple of justice. — — Map (db m119728) HM
The people
of Henderson County
pay tribute to those
members of its armed
forces who served honorably
in the Persian Gulf War
"Operation Desert Storm"
Jan. 16, 1991
Apr. 11, 1991 — — Map (db m89457) WM
The bank’s resemblance to a fortress
was intended to emphasize security.
Its atrium is one of the oldest west of
the Allegheny Mountains.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of
of Historic Places
by the United . . . — — Map (db m119730) HM
Born in Henderson on October 6, 1812, Lazarus Whitehead Powell served as Governor of Kentucky from 1851-1855 and as a U.S. Senator during the Civil War. Powell attended private schools in Henderson until the age of 14, later graduating from St. . . . — — Map (db m172031) HM
The design of this English Gothic
church was supervised by Bishop
Benjamin Bosworth Smith; church
consecrated by him in May 1860.
Stained glass memorial windows
from Munich, Germany, donated.
Congregation organized in 1831;
first church . . . — — Map (db m172027) HM
Steamboats, with their capability to travel against the current, revolutionized river transportation and opened grand economic and social doors for Henderson. They lowered transportation costs, carried enormous loads of cargo, provided comfortable . . . — — Map (db m121690) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 22, 1998 — — Map (db m172069) HM
The Ohio River Valley's worst flood occurred in January-February 1937. Three weeks of continuous rain, sleet and snow dropped 21 inches of precipitation during this period. The Ohio River reached its crest in Henderson on February 1, 1937, at the . . . — — Map (db m121662) HM
The church was formed in 1840.
Blacks Were baptized and admitted
to the white Baptist church. In
1845 the African Baptist Church
organized with separate services
in the basement of the church led
by Rev. Willis Walker, an enslaved
man. The . . . — — Map (db m172029) HM
From its starting point at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Ohio River flows 981 miles in a southwesterly direction to Cairo, Illinois, where it joins the Mississippi River. Henderson, Kentucky, . . . — — Map (db m121678) HM
The company founded Henderson in 1797. John James Audubon made his home here. The town established the first municipal park west of the Alleghenies. — — Map (db m88963) HM
Mourn for the dead,
fight for the living.
An injury
to one
is an injury
to all.
Dedicated on April 29.2006
to the women and men who
have lost their
lives on the job. — — Map (db m89392) HM
Louis Marshall Jones was born
Oct. 20, 1913 in Niagara, Ky. He
was known as “Grandpa” Jones
throughout his 70-year career as
a country music entertainer. He
made his radio debut in 1929 and
published his first song in 1937.
Old . . . — — Map (db m171992) HM
