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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.
Louisville [b] is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-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.
David Pajo, indie musician known for work in Slint, Tortoise, and Zwan; Buddy Pepper, songwriter, pianist, and actor, best known as co-writer of Les Paul and Mary Ford song "Vaya Con Dios," the most popular song of 1953; Wilson Pickett, R&B singer, buried at Evergreen Cemetery; Artimus Pyle, drummer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
People from Louisville call themselves Louisvillians. All notable people born or raised, or have maintained significant residency within the limits of today's Louisville Metro ( Jefferson County, Kentucky ) belong in this category or subcategories.
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Seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity, in 1781 Elijah's brother Rev. Lewis Craig led an exodus of up to 600 people known as "The Travelling Church" (composed of his parents, younger siblings, and most of his congregation from Spotsylvania County) [14] to the area of Virginia known as Kentucky County (they were the largest single group to so migrate). [15]
William Thomas "Cactus" Brooks, (March 3, 1910 – December 14, 1997) was a well-known television star and radio announcer in Louisville, Kentucky, for many years.. Brooks was best known as "Cactus", the cowboy clown character and sidekick to Randy Atcher on T-Bar-V Ranch and Hayloft Hoedown, two popular local shows on Louisville's WHAS-TV from 1950 until 1971.
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve Got Mail,” has died at age 74 after a long illness, his family said. Edwards recorded four lines and received $200 for his work.