History of Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, Kentucky |Henderson County, along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It was called "Red Banks" by the native Americans who originally lived and hunted there because of the reddish clay soil on the banks of the river. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,373 and the metropolitan population was 342,815. It is part of the Evansville, Indiana metropolitan area.
The city has been called home by ornithology|ornithologist, natural history|naturalist, and painter John James Audubon as well as blues legend W.C. Handy. For more than 100 years the city has been home to the Southern Cherokee Nation.{{cite web | title=Southern Cherokee Nation Website | url=http://www.southerncherokeenation.net | accessdate=2007-02-10}}
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