Henderson history: Harry Truman first sitting president to visit Henderson
President Harry Truman was two hours late pulling into Union Station Sept. 30, 1948.
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President Harry Truman was two hours late pulling into Union Station Sept. 30, 1948.
The town government of Robards rose from its ashes 25 years ago just like the fabled phoenix.
Boyett: Union Station saw last passengers in 1971; first woman to run for mayor retired from city service same time Frank Boyett As April of 1971 came to a close so did two Henderson institutions. The city of Henderson hosted an appreciation program for Margaret L. “Tardy” Nichols April 28 at what is now called The Gathering Place because she was retiring. The end of April also saw the last passenger trains stop at Union Station. I wrote last June 7 about passenger service ending at Union Station, so I’m not going to dwell on that at length. I want instead to focus on Nichols, who proba...