It was also the only newspaper in Winter Park, and thus served both African-American and Euro-American readers.
For the celebration, the Orlando and Winter Park Railroad ran special trains and almost 800 people were in attendance for the event.
The paper's offices were located in Hannibal Square, the heart of Winter Park's segregated black community.
Before moving to Winter Park, Henderson was Florida's first African-American traveling salesman.
In his editorials, Henderson often focused on writing about education and voting rights for his fellow African Americans.