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Dec 1, 1996 · The 1912 Sanborn Map of Hendersonville depicted lumber companies, sawmills, wholesale grocery establishments, two casket factories, a creamery, a wagon shop, an ice factory, and a grist mill sited along streets oriented to the railroad (Sanborn Map Company 1912).
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Clary, a government and history major who grew up in Hendersonville, wrote “The City by The Lake: A History of Hendersonville, Tennessee, 1968-1988.’ Published in 2000, the book is the second volume, following chronicles of Hendersonville’s history from the 1700s to 1968. Clary's book covers local government, churches, schools, businesses and other...
Bradley said the following month there was another election to elect three residents of the area to serve as the first city commissioners: L.W. Oliver Sr., W.E. Sisco and L.H. Newman. Oliver, who was also an attorney and Hendersonville city manager from 1973 to 1982, said his grandfather was one of only a few hundred Hendersonville residents since ...
But, Bradley said, there was more to Hendersonville’s “complicated” story after the 1969 ruling. In 1986 — just 17 years later — citizens formed the group Hendersonville Organization for Political Education (HOPE) and petitioned again. This time, they aimed to change the structure of the city’s government, ridding it of the city manager and commiss...
Bradley said Hendersonville’s “unusual way to become a city,” which quickly rose in population, led to lawmakers changing state laws, including who can challenge annexation and how much of the area can be annexed within a 2-year time span. “I don’t know of another city that has a similar story,” he said. Oliver recalled that the town began annexing...
Celebrate Hendersonville’s 50th anniversary of incorporation with a free concert at Drakes Creek park. Eleven-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson and 15-time Grammy winner and Ricky Skaggs will headline the Hendersonville Hometown Jam. Parks and Recreation Director Andy Gilley said the event aims to "celebrate and honor and recogn...
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It was first incorporated in July 1969 and the city officially began operation August 1, 1969. With higher than average household incomes, Hendersonville is the home of a highly educated and affluent citizenry and is known throughout the state as one of the finest places to live, work, and play.
Feb 13, 2020 · During its early years, Hendersonville served primarily as a judicial center and as a stopover on the Buncombe Turnpike. It wasn’t until the railroad came through that the town became a destination in itself. Two buildings survive from the town’s first decade, both built for Colonel Valentine Ripley.
Mar 13, 2020 · The city of Hendersonville was incorporated in 1969, which created even more interest in the growing town. As the population of the town began to grow, Hendersonville eventually become one of the most populous, and popular, suburbs in the Nashville area.
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1847 Hendersonville incorporated. 1850 Census for county: 5,892 whites, 924 slaves, 37 free blacks. 1851 Area of most of today’s Fletcher was ceded to Henderson County from Buncombe County.
