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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.
Tracy Clayton, writer and co-host of BuzzFeed's podcast Another Round; Joe Creason, journalist for The Courier-Journal, known for his columns on the everyday lives of Kentuckians; Reuben T. Durrett, lawyer, jurist, linguist, poet, editor, journalist, history writer, and Kentucky bibliographer; a founder of the Louisville Free Public Library
Ninety people died as a result of the flood. [46] [47] It led to dramatic changes in where residents lived. Today, the city is protected by numerous flood walls. After the flood, the areas of high elevation in the eastern part of the city had decades of residential growth. Louisville was a center for factory war production during World War II.
Other local business people who died were John Dant, 62, owner of the Back Door in the Highlands; Doug Schutte, 47, a director and owner of the Bard's Town Theatre & Restaurant; and Jim Henry, 71 ...
Mayor Craig Greenberg's mother, Ruth Greenberg, died Thursday after a brief illness. She was 78. "She was an amazing person who made a positive impact on so many people’s lives," Greenberg said ...
History of Louisville, Kentucky (24 C, 104 P) I. ... People from Louisville, Kentucky (4 C, 107 P) S. Sports in Louisville, Kentucky (15 C, 2 P) T.
A person is dead after a shooting in Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood. Louisville Metro Police received calls of a person shot in the 1600 block of Dixie Highway at 2:39 p.m. Friday, LMPD ...
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.