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Louisville (other)
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Louisville may also refer to several places: Cities and communities * Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky, a statistical entity corresponding to that portion of the consolidated city-county entity that does not include any of the 83 incorporated places in the consolidated city-county * Louisville metropolitan area, the metropolitan area of Louisville, Kentucky * Louisville, Alabama * Louisville, Belize in Central America * Louisville, California, former name of Greenwood, El Dorado County, California * Louisville, Colorado * Louisville, Georgia (a former state capital) * Louisville, Illinois * Louisville, Kansas * Louisville, Maryland * Louisville, Mississippi * Louisville, Chariton County, Missouri * Louisville, Lincoln County, Missouri * Louisville, Nebraska ** Louisville State Recreation Area, located in Louisville, NE * Louisville, New York * Louisville, Ohio * Louisville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site. It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a system across 13 states. Today, the city is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky's six ''Fortune'' 500 companies: Humana, Kindred Healthcare, and Yum! Brands. Muhamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville State Recreation Area
Louisville State Recreation Area (Louisville SRA) is a recreation area located in Louisville, Nebraska along Nebraska Highway 50 on the south bank of the Platte River The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itsel .... The area features five sandpit lakes, one of which is available for swimming. As of 2005 the area features 223 camping pads with electrical access. External links * Protected areas of Cass County, Nebraska State parks of Nebraska {{CassCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisville (other)
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Lewisville may refer to the following places: Canada *Lewisville, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of the cities of Moncton and Dieppe United States *Lewisville, Arkansas *Lewisville, Idaho *Lewisville, Indiana *Lewisville, Minnesota * Lewisville, New Jersey * Lewisville, North Carolina * Lewisville, Oregon * Lewisville, Texas * Lewisville, Virginia * Lewisville, Washington See also *Lewisville High School *Louisville (other) *Lewis (other) Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louiseville
Louiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in Belgium. History The area was originally part of the la Seignorie Rivière-du-Loup. This seignory was formed in 1665 by Intendant Jean Talon and granted in 1672 to Charles Dugey Rozoy-de-Mannereuil, officer in the Carignan Regiment. The seignory was thereafter also known as Rivière-Mannereuil for some time. In 1714, a mission was formed by the Récollets who dedicated it to the patronage of Anthony of Padua. In 1722, the Ursulines owned the seignory and attempted to change the name to Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-Saint-Jean but the settlement became known as Rivière-du-Loup or Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut after the seignory or local river. In 1816, its post office opened. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville (magazine)
''Louisville Magazine'' is distributed in the Louisville area. It covers local business and culture. History Founded in March 1950 by the Louisville Chamber of Commerce to replace the ''Board of Trade Journal''.''The Encyclopedia of Louisville'' (John E. Kleber) page 558 The magazine was printed quarterly and its subscribers consisted of mainly Chamber of Commerce members as a part of membership dues. The magazine would become a monthly magazine in 1952. In the early issues of the magazine it consisted of mainly economy topics. However, from 1951 to 1970 the magazine grew to include community topics and better graphics due to Helen G. Henry. During her tenure with the magazine it received 45 awards from the American Association of Committee Publications. In January 1971 the magazine ventured into color and increased its circulation. In this new version of the magazine it was planned to be used as a promotional tool for the city. This project was brought on from the Louisville Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Conference from 2005 through 2013, the Cardinals captured 17 regular season Big East titles and 33 Big East Tournament titles totaling 50 Big East Championships across all sports. On November 28, 2012, Louisville received and accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and became a participating member in all sports in 2014. In 2016, Lamar Jackson won the school its first Heisman Trophy. Since 2000 Louisville is the only NCAA team to win a BCS bowl game; to appear in the NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four, the College World Series, and the NCAA Division I women's basketball Final Four; and to finish as runner-up in the Men's soccer College Cup. It is one of only six schools that has appeared more than once in ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University". It enrolls students from 118 of 120 Kentucky counties, all 50 U.S. states, and 116 countries around the world. Louisville is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The University of Louisville School of Medicine is touted for the first fully self-contained artificial heart transplant surgery, as well as the first successful hand transplantation in the United States. The University Hospital is also credited with the first civilian ambulance, the nation's first accident services, now known as an emergency department (ED), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville Township, Minnesota (other)
Louisville Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota: * Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota * Louisville Township, Scott County, Minnesota See also: Louisville Township (other) {{Geodis Minnesota township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Tennessee
Louisville is a suburban town in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 4,384 at the 2020 census and 2,439 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Louisville area was settled in the early 1800s, and its situation on the Tennessee River helped it grow into a key flatboat and steamboat port. It was incorporated in 1851. The town's namesake is unknown, although some have suggested that its name was influenced by the French King Louis Philippe, who visited the area in the late 1790s. ." Knoxville, Tennessee Community Guide, 2007. Retrieved: 29 December 2007. In 1974 Louisville's downtown was declared a national historic district by the |
Louisville Ridge
The Louisville Ridge, also known as the Louisville Seamount Chain, is an underwater chain of over 70 seamounts located in the Southwest portion of the Pacific Ocean. As one of the longest seamount chains on Earth it stretches some Vanderkluysen, L.; Mahoney, J. J.; Koppers, A. A.; and Lonsdale, P. F. (2007)Geochemical Evolution of the Louisville Seamount Chain American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #V42B-06. from the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge northwest to the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, where it subducts under the Indo-Australian Plate as part of the Pacific Plate. The chain may have been formed by movement of the Pacific Plate over the Louisville hotspot or by leakage of magma from the shallow mantle up through the Eltanin fracture zone, which it follows closely. Depth-sounding data first revealed the existence of the seamount chain in 1972. Seamounts The Louisville Ridge includes the following: * Burton Seamount *Currituck Seamount * Danseur Seamount * Darvin Guyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Adams County, Ohio
Louisville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta .... History Louisville was laid out in 1838. The community Louisville once had was called Gustin. The Gustin post office was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1865. References Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Ohio 1838 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1838 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{AdamsCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
