1. Louisville, Kentucky

4. • Founded in 1780
• Mayor Greg Fisher
• Area 1,032 km2
• Population 746,906
• Louisville is a major city and the largest
city in the U.S. state of Kentucky and the
county seat of Jefferson County.
• An important internal shipping port in the 19th
century, Louisville today is best known as the
location of the Kentucky Derby, the first of
three annual thoroughbred horse races
making up the Triple Crown.

5. Location and ranking
• For example, in 1790 population was only
200 people.
• The variability in local pronunciation of the city's
name can perhaps be laid at the feet of the city's
location on the border between the Northern and
Southern regions of the United States.
Louisville's diverse population has traditionally
represented elements of both Northern and
Southern culture.

6. • The settlement that became the city of
Louisville was founded in 1778 by George
Rogers Clark and is named after King
Louis XVI of France, making Louisville one
of the oldest cities west of the Appalachian
Mountains.

7. The History
• The first European settlement in the vicinity of
modern-day Louisville was on Corn Island in
1778 by Col. George Rogers Clark, credited as
the founder of Louisville. Several landmarks in
the community are named after him
• The city was named in honor of King Louis XVI
of France, whose soldiers were then aiding
Americans in the Revolutionary War. Early
residents lived in forts to protect themselves
from Indian raids, but moved out by the late
1780s

8. • By 1828, the population had swelled to
7,000 and Louisville became an
incorporated city. The city grew rapidly in
its formative years
• The first Kentucky Derby was held on May
17, 1875, at the Louisville Jockey Club
track (later renamed Churchill Downs).

12. • On March 27, 1890 the city was damaged
and its downtown nearly destroyed when
an tornado tore through as part of the
March 1890 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado
outbreak. An estimated 74 to 120 people
were killed.
• In late January and February 1937, 19 inches
(48 cm) of rain fell during a month of heavy rain.
It caused the "Great Flood of '37". The flood
submerged about 70% of the city, caused the
loss of power, and forced the evacuation of
175,000 residents. It led to dramatic changes in
where residents lived. Today, the city is protected
by numerous flood walls

13. • Louisville was a center for factory war production
during World War II. In May 1942, the U.S.
government assigned the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft
Company, a war plant located at Louisville's air
field, for wartime aircraft production. The factory
produced one cargo plane, among other aircraft.
In 1946 the factory was sold to International
Corporation, which began large-scale production
of tractors and agricultural equipment.
• In 1950, the Census Bureau reported Louisville's
population as 84.3% white and 15.6% black.

16. • In 1974, a major tornado hit Louisville as
part of the Super Outbreak of tornadoes
that struck 13 states. It covered 21 miles
(34 km) and destroyed several hundred
homes in the Louisville area. Fortunately
only two people died

17. • Downtown has had significant
residential and retail growth, including
the conversion of waterfront industrial
sites into Waterfront Park, and the
refurbishing of the former Galleria into
the bustling entertainment complex
Fourth Street Live!.

19. • Louisville is located in the Bluegrass
region. Its development has been
influenced by its location on the Ohio
River, which urged Louisville's growth
from an isolated camp site into a major
shipping port.

20. • The most of surrounding area of the city
was in the swampland so this bog was
drained finally and then the most of creeks
were rerouted to prevent the flood and
disease outbreaks.

21. • Spring-like conditions typically begin in mid-
to-late March, summer from mid-to-late-May
to late September, with fall in the October–
November period. Seasonal extremes in
both temperature and precipitation are not
uncommon during early spring and late fall;
severe weather is not uncommon, with
occasional tornado outbreaks in the region.
Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet,
and snow, with occasional heavy snowfall
and icing

22. • Summer in the Louisville is tipically
hazy(misty)
• Air pollution is trapped in Louisville's Ohio
River Valley location. The city is ranked by
Environmental Defense as America's 38th
worst city for air quality.

25. • Louisville hosts religious institutions of various
diverse faiths; including Judaism, Christianity,
Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
• There are 135,421 Roman Catholic Louisvillians
who are part of the Archdiocese of Louisville,
covering 24 counties in central Kentucky. The
Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown
Louisville is the seat of the Archdiocese of
Louisville.
• This Cathedral of the Assumption was built in
1852

26. • In May 2005, the first
phase of renovations
began on the Cathedral
School building, which
now houses the
Cathedral Parish office.
Phase one renovations
will provide more space
for the parish offices
while phase two will
provide renovated,
state-of-the-art practice
space for the
Cathedrals renowned
choirs.

27. • Like European cathedrals, the Cathedral of
the Assumption has tried to respond to the
needs of the community, serving as a
hospice, an orphanage, and a shelter for
the poor

28. • The city is home to several
megachurches. Southeast Christian
Church is the 5th largest of the Christian
churches in the United States and St.
Stephen Baptist Church has the largest
African-American congregation and is
home to contemporary gospel recording
artists Joe Leavell & the St. Stephen
Temple Choir.

29. • Another point is there are 5 synagogues
and 6 mosques
• In 2003 Louisville was the 7th
seaport in
America.
• In the city the huge companies such as
General Electric and Ford Motor Company
are housed

30. • A plenty of films were starred there for
example:
“Elizabethtown”
“The dogs on the lawn” etc.
• In addition a lot of tobacco and alcohol
fabrics are there and nearby the city

31. Culture
In the first Saturday in May Kentucky Derby
are settled there. Before this many
various preparatory enterprises are
thrown such as The Largest Firework in
America and different queer shows and
games for example
The fastest steamship

32. • Humana Festival of New American Plays,
which throws annually in the end of
February or in the very beginning of
March
• Frazier International History Museum
which was opened in 2003 It’s rather large
museum with luxury income and rich
collections

34. • Muhammad Ali Center
• This magnificent museum was opened in
the 2005 and it contains things by the
famous boxer and another ones which
were significant for him such as sport,
world, family, health etc.

35. • Speed Art Museum
• This museum was opened in 1927 and it
is the oldest museum in state Kentucky
dedicated the art.
The Filson Historical Society
The oldest historical museum in the city. It
was opened in 1884.

36. Some interesting buildings in
the city or another creations
• Belle of Louisville
• It is the oldest steamship which has been
saving since the first races on Missisipy
river .
• Marine Hospital of Louisville which is the
last hospital since the end of Civil War

37. • The Courier-Journal is the local
newspaper in the city

40. • Louisville Metro has 122 city parks
covering more than 13,000 acres. Several
of these parks were designed by Frederick
Law Olmsted, who also designed New
York City's Central Park as well as parks,
parkways, college campuses and public
facilities in many U.S. locations

42. • Further from the downtown area is the
Jefferson Memorial Forest, which at 6,218
acres (25.16 km2
) is the largest municipal
urban forest in the United States. The
forest is designated as a National
Audubon Society wildlife refuge, and
offers over 30 miles (48 km) of various
hiking trails

43. • The Kentucky Center, dedicated in 1983,
located in the downtown hotel and
entertainment district, features a variety of
plays and concerts. This is also the home
of the Louisville Ballet, Louisville
Orchestra, Bourbon Baroque, Music
Theatre Louisville, Stage One, and the
Kentucky Opera, which is the twelfth
oldest opera in the United States.

45. Sport
• College sports are very popular in the Louisville
area, especially college basketball. The
Louisville Cardinals rank first nationally in
percent to capacity attendance annually, with
Freedom Hall averaging better than 100% for 10
straight years
• The University of Louisville baseball team
advanced to the College World Series in Omaha
in 2007, as one of the final eight teams to
compete for the national championship

48. Education
• Louisville is home to several institutions of higher
learning. There are five four-year universities, the
University of Louisville, Bellarmine University, Spalding
University, Sullivan University, and Simmons College of
Kentucky; Louisville Bible College; a two-year
community college, Jefferson Community and Technical
College; and several other business or technical schools
such as Spencerian College, ITT Technical Institute,
Strayer University and Louisville Technical Institute.
Indiana University Southeast is located across the Ohio
River in New Albany, Indiana

49. • This is the
oldest Water
tower in
America which
was built in
1860