Louisville is the largest city in the United States state of Kentucky. In two thousand and three, the city merged with Jefferson County. At the Kentucky-Indiana border, Louisville is situated at the Falls of the Ohio. Within the current boundaries of Louisville Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark and his troops established Fort Nelson. In the next year, the town was named for France’s King Louis Sixteenth, who supported the colonists in the Revolutionary War. The city gained both military and economic importance because of its location at the Ohio River’s falls. It had become a major river port by the early nineteenth century. Its economic growth and cultural development were further stimulated by the completion of the Portland Canal around the falls in eighteen hundred and thirty.
Louisville, Kentucky
Three proposals to create a consolidated local government for the entire county were rejected by Jefferson County voters in the period between nineteen hundred and fifty six and ninety hundred and eighty four. In two thousand, they finally approved a merger between Jefferson County and the City of Louisville, which was until then the county seat. On January sixth of two thousand and three was formed the new Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government.
Due to the many attractions it holds, there is a steady inflow of tourists to Louisville. Many bus companies operate in Louisville catering to this inflow. They provide services of charter bus, coach bus, limo bus, party bus etc. to customers. They are all well known for their first class service rendered. It is to be noted that these services come at an affordable price.
Louisville is a port of entry. It is also a prominent industrial, financial, marketing, and shipping center for the South and the Midwest. A traditional industry in the city is Whiskey distilling. The famous Louisville Slugger baseball bats are also produced in the city. Included among the other manufactures are motor vehicles; naval ordnance; wood, paper, and tobacco products; processed foods; and computers and software. Chemical and aluminium processing and printing and publishing are also there.
Louisville is the seat of University of Louisville, Bellarmine College, Spalding University and two theological seminaries. Churchill Downs, which is a noted racetrack and the scene of the annual Kentucky Derby, is in Louisville. Kentucky Derby was first held in eighteen hundred and seventy five. The city homes many parks and the state fairgrounds. It is home to a symphony orchestra and an opera company. Louisville also holds an annual festival of new American plays. The Muhammad Ali Center, which is a museum and cultural-educational center honouring the boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, who is a native of Louisville, also exists in the city.