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View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846. The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans nearly two-and-a-half centuries since its founding in the late 18th century. The geology of the Ohio River, with but a single series of rapids midway in its length from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to its union with the Mississippi, made it inevitable that a town would grow on the site.
1807 – Louisville Gazette newspaper begins publication. [2] 1808/12 – John James Audubon, ornithologist, naturalist and painter lived locally. [1] 1813 – University of Louisville opened. [1] 1820 – Population: 4,012. [3] 1828 Louisville chartered as a city. [1] John Bucklin becomes mayor. 1829 Lewis Pottery Company incorporated. [4]
The city's early growth was influenced by the fact that river boats had to be unloaded and moved downriver before reaching the falls. By 1828, the population had grown to 7,000 and Louisville became an incorporated city. [31] Early Louisville was a major shipping port and enslaved African Americans worked in a variety of associated trades. [32]
Negro members of a Quartermaster's Battalion from Fort Knox swing past the City Hall as Louisville's Negroes staged an "American March" Friday night. July 25, 1941.
Louisville City Hall in Downtown Louisville.It houses the offices and chambers of the Mayor of Louisville and the Louisville Metro Council.. The government of Louisville, Kentucky, headquartered at Louisville City Hall in Downtown Louisville, is organized under Chapter 67C of the Kentucky Revised Statutes as a First-Class city in the state of Kentucky.
Jefferson County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. [1] It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked Fayette County).
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Mallian people (Ancient Greek: Μάλλοι) were a tribe from southern Punjab, with capital in today's Multan city, south of the confluence of the Jhelum and Ravi, rivers, who confronted Alexander the Great during his Mallian campaign in 326 BC. They are mentioned by ancient Greek historians during the campaign of Alexander.