County Judge/Executive Sandy L. Watkins invites you to Experience Henderson’s charm and hospitality. We appreciate your taking this important first step to find out more about the many attractions, events and history that make Henderson such a unique destination.
Henderson is located on the southern bank of the beautiful Ohio River. Daniel Boone was among the first groups of men to see this area of
wooded hills and lush vegetation. Today, the City is proud to boast that its founders wisely laid out the streets 100 feet wide and also set aside
acreage for a public square and the first municipal park west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Henderson thrived in the late 19th century thanks to river commerce, tobacco and agriculture. Today’s thriving economy has produced a low
unemployment rate with many job opportunities in manufacturing, wholesale/retail trade, construction, services and mining and quarrying.
At one time, Henderson was the second richest city per capita in the world, and as a result, there remains today many charming and elaborate
homes built in the early 1800’s.
