Louisville (Ky.)
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Title
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Louisville (Ky.)
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Alternate name
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Louisville-Jefferson County (Ky.)
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Description
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The town was founded at the Falls of the Ohio, where river traffic is halted by a series of rapids, by General George Rogers Clark. The city was named for the French King Louis XVI, in gratitude for the soldiers he provided during the Reviolutionary War. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.
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Has beginning
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1780
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Identifier
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USGS GNIS ID: 509453
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U.S. Census code: 48000
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Latitude
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38.256111
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Longitude
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-85.751389
