1500History
The population of most settlements of this culture had dispersed or were experiencing severe social and environmental stress by 1500.
1792History
On November 16, 1792, resident Robert Simpson wrote to Alexander D.
1797History
Later, in 1797, Captain Young of Mercer County, Kentucky and the "Exterminators", a group of regulators under his leadership swiftly and violently drove out the remaining outlaw...
1799Crime
The shooting is the worst in the history of Henderson County in terms of casualties, surpassing triple homicides occurring in 1799 and 1955.
1801Government
=== 19th century ===
A post office was established in the town in 1801; the city was formally incorporated on January 21, 1840.
1887Government
Metzger's Tavern is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Kentucky, founded in 1887.
1901History
The "great sleet" of 1901 fell for three weeks in February.
1908Disaster
"Horses had to have special shoes to keep their footing on local roads."
In 1908 the Henderson area had high temperatures and a drought, which markedly reduced the flow of the O...
1914History
On June 20, 1914, Henderson was hit by a "baby cyclone".
1926Culture
Annual barbecues have been a Henderson tradition dating as far back as the one started on Sunday, July 18, 1926, in Atkinson Park by the Henderson Freight Station employees.
1937Disaster
In 1937, 21 inches (530 mm) of precipitation fell in 18 days over the Ohio River watershed, resulting in the Ohio River flood of 1937 and extensive damage.
1941History
Workers of the Writer's Project of the Works Projects Administration in the State of Kentucky (1941).
1957Culture
== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
The Henderson Area Rapid Transit (HART) was created in 1957 as a publicly owned mass transit system, of which all citizens who live...
1984Military
The last tobacco facility, the Soaper Tobacco Warehouse on Pennell Street, closed in 1984.
1991History
==== Film locations ====
Some scenes from A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall, were filmed in Henderson in 1991, including all of the scenes in and around the hous...
1995History
The horse betting scene in Traveller starring Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg and Julianna Margulies was filmed at Ellis Park in 1995.
2000History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,373 people, 11,693 households, and 7,389 families residing in the city.
2004Economy
Henderson County is also one of the state's leading coal producers, with over 2.8 million tons produced in 2004.
2008Crime
=== 21st century ===
A workplace shooting occurred at an Atlantis Plastics factory in Henderson on June 25, 2008.
2010Culture
It is Henderson's oldest on-going music festival and marked its 25th continuous year in 2010.