On East Main Street (Tennessee Route 365) at North Cason Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Built in 1913 after fire destroyed the previous Court House. Portions of the Buford Pusser movie, "Walking Tall" were filmed in and around this Court House and Chester County. — — Map (db m168746) HM
Dedicated to the honor and glory of those Chester Countians who gave their lives in the service of their country. World War I Monty Allen · Joshua Buckingham · Earl Cooper · Hampton Cooper · Curry C. Cupples · Charlie Davis · H. Dolphus . . . — — Map (db m155292) WM
On Cabin Lane, 0.2 miles south of Lake Levee Road, on the left when traveling east.
Between the Battle of Shiloh in April 1, 1862 until the end of the war, Confederate and Federal forces contested the control of key transportation lines near here. Union General Jeremiah S. Sullivan strove to drive Confederate cavalry under Gens. . . . — — Map (db m200462) HM
On East Main Street at White Avenue (Tennessee Route 365), on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Attacking this place at dawn, the Confederate cavalry battalion of Maj. N.N. Cox killed one Federal soldier, captured three officers and 33 enlisted men of "B" Co., 49th Illinois Infantry, and dispersed the rest. They burned the railroad station and . . . — — Map (db m84787) HM
On East Main Street (Tennessee Route 365) at South Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The first artist to successfully and consistently blend country and pop music into a new hybrid, Eddy Arnold was a pioneer of what became known as "the Nashville Sound." He introduced country music to a broad audience, registering 37 pop hits and . . . — — Map (db m174337) HM
On East Main Street (Tennessee Route 365) at North Cason Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
The three-year fight in present-day Chester County for control of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad often touched the lives of Henderson's residents. Henderson's Station, as it was called, served as a Confederate recruiting center for the 51st and 52nd . . . — — Map (db m155291) HM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The campus includes the sites of predecessors Henderson Male and Female Institute (1869-1885), West Tennessee Christian College (1885-1897), Georgie Robertson Christian College (1897-1907), and National Teachers Normal and Business College . . . — — Map (db m84788) HM
On Front Street south of West Main Street (Tennessee Route 365), on the right when traveling south.
At the time of the Civil War, Henderson was a stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad line. First called Dayton and later renamed Henderson Station, the village consisted of houses and stores in a line facing the tracks. After the fall of Fort Donelson . . . — — Map (db m148486) HM
On Front Street south of West Main Street (Tennessee Route 365), on the right when traveling south.
The town of Henderson was begun on this street in 1860. First known as Dayton, the town's name was changed to Henderson Station during the Civil War. In 1860, Polk Bray opened the first store. Confederates led by A.B. Crook captured the railroad . . . — — Map (db m148495) HM
Near East Main Street west of North Cason Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Perhaps the most tragic event in Chester County history occurred Friday, March 21, 1952.
At approximately 11 p.m., a tornado struck the town of Henderson. By the time the twister left the community, 22 persons lay dead, and another died later . . . — — Map (db m168749) HM
On Lake Levee Rd, on the right when traveling south.
Originally built in the Roby Community in 1876 by A.B. Fields and his wife Clearandie Stanfill Fields Ownership was passed down to their daughter Lessie Fields Woods and then to her daughter Ruby Nell Woods Brewer.
During the Bi-Centennial . . . — — Map (db m216012) HM
