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.)
Latitude
38.256111
Longitude
-85.751389

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