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HISTORY
CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-65, I-64, & I-71
APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 255,045
One of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains,
Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. Thankful
for the French help during the American Revolution, the town
decided to name itself after Louis IV of France. During the 1800s
it was know as a transportation hub, shipping goods both by river
and rail.
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CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-65, I-64, & I-71 APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 255,045 One of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains,
Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. Thankful
for the French help during the American Revolution, the town
decided to name itself after Louis IV of France. During the 1800s
it was know as a transportation hub, shipping goods both by river
and rail. |