Women’s History in Hoptown

Gail McHenry was 19 years old when she served as the youngest delegate at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Ebony magazine carried a three-page story about her that fall.

One of Hopkinsville’s most striking historic landmarks was saved from bring razed in 1959 after the widow of a former city commissioner raised public awareness and money to save the chapel.

The environmental center is on the grounds of the city's old water treatment plant. The 40-acre site has a 2.7 mile walking trail.

An oral history tells the story of Hal and Bettye Thurmond and how the Catholic faith led them to be civil rights leaders in Hopkinsville.