Louisville (Ky.)
Item
- Title
- Louisville (Ky.)
- Alternate name
- Louisville-Jefferson County (Ky.)
- Description
- 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.
- Has beginning
- 1780
- Identifier
- USGS GNIS ID: 509453
- U.S. Census code: 48000
- Parent division/institution
- Jefferson County (Ky.)
- Related resource
- The official website of Louisville, Kentucky
- Latitude
- 38.256111
- Longitude
- -85.751389
- Item sets
- Cities and towns--Kentucky
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Capture and Trial of Bartlett | Bibliographic Resource |
Fourteen Freedom Seekers | Bibliographic Resource |
Kentucky: A History of the State | Bibliographic Resource |
Louisvile Daily Courier | Bibliographic Resource |
Louisville Courier Journal | Bibliographic Resource |
Recounting a Family Escape | Bibliographic Resource |
Title | Class |
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Capture and Trial of Bartlett | Bibliographic Resource |
Recounting a Family Escape | Bibliographic Resource |
Title | Class |
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Gaines, Clinton | Person |
Grant, Homer Herbert | Person |
Title | Class |
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1846--"Ned" Caught and Arrested | Event |
1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape | Event |
1852--Miles and Julia Escape | Event |
1855--Multiple Group Escapes | Event |
Title | Class |
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Stephens, John Quincy Adams | Person |
Title | Class |
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107th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Organization |
109th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Organization |
122nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Organization |
123rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Organization |
125th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Organization |
Title | Class |
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Bishop, Henry | Person |
Caile, Robert | Person |
Duncan, John [2] | Person |
Johnson, Alfred | Person |
Marshall, Walker | Person |