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View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846. The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans nearly two-and-a-half centuries since its founding in the late 18th century. The geology of the Ohio River, with but a single series of rapids midway in its length from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to its union with the Mississippi, made it inevitable that a town would grow on the site.
Reno (named after Major General Jesse Lee Reno, a Union officer killed in the American Civil War. Reno's family name was a modified version of the French surname "Renault") Valmy, named after the place in France of a famous battle during the Revolutionary period.
Statue of King Louis XVI given to the city of Louisville by its French sister city, Montpellier. The influence of those of French ancestry on Louisville, Kentucky, USA and the surrounding area, especially New Albany, Indiana, began in the 18th century. The city was named for King Louis XVI of France. Before Louisville was established, the site ...
The names of Louisville's saintly neighborhoods can be directly traced back to some of the area's first churches and hospitals, not the holy men themselves. Just Askin': Some Louisville ...
Pervis Ellison, basketball player; born in Savannah, Georgia; "Never Nervous Pervis" was the starting center for the University of Louisville for four years, including the 1986 national championship year; second freshman to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four; first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings
Louisville residents have also called for an Ali statue over the years, even offering his name as a replacement to the statue of John B. Castleman, which had been removed from a Cherokee Triangle ...
Louisville [b] is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 28th-most-populous city in the United States. [a] [11] By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city.
In a survey about names for Louisville's 121st park, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of a person who has 'been this urban myth.' Louisville's newest park named after a civil rights trailblazer