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History · Henderson

Henderson’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Henderson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Henderson is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Henderson had a population of 160. It was named for a stockholder of the Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad. Athol was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Henderson was established in 1949. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 146 to 160 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Henderson yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Annie Jump CannonAnnie Jump CannonDover · 14 miTeri PoloTeri PoloDover · 14 miJCJoshua ClaytonWyoming · 11 miGTGeorge TruittFelton · 11 miHHHarry HochWoodside · 11 miACAshley ColemanCamden · 11 mi
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Henderson, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Henderson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Henderson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Athol in Henderson, 1.8 miles away.

Henderson and the nearest listed places

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AtholCastle HallThomas' Methodist Episcopal ChapelCow Marsh Old School Baptist ChurchBrick House FarmMarble Head

Closest to Henderson

AtholHenderson · Building1.8miCastle HallGoldsboro · Georgian1.9miThomas' Methodist Episcopal ChapelHartly · Building3.7miCow Marsh Old School Baptist ChurchViola · Building4.5miBrick House FarmGreensboro · Early Republic5.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Athol’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Henderson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Henderson’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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