People associate patch towns with a rural to semi-rural setting, but the Hendersonville patch is right over the hill from the
ultra modern South Point business park. The Henderson Coal Co. operated the Henderson No. 1 mine here, in Cecil Township.
There aren't that many coal company stores left in Washington County, and even fewer wooden ones.
But the one at Hendersonville survives.
The following vintage scenes from Hendersonville are courtesy of Catherine "Cassie" Mack, with captions by her niece Pam Nixon:
