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| Louisville Apartment Locator Services : Louisville Apartments |  | Contents | |
| History |
View of Main Street, Louisville,
in 1846. |
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| The first settlement was made in the vicinity
of modern-day Louisville in 1778 by 13 families under Col. George
Rogers Clark. Two years later the locale was incorporated by
an act of the Virginia Legislature, and called Louisville in
honor of Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers were then aiding
Americans in the Revolutionary War. During its early history
Louisville suffered greatly from Indian attacks. Louisville
was chartered as a city on February 13, 1828. |
| In 1890 the city was visited by a tornado which
destroyed $3 million worth of property and killed 100 persons.
Another major (F4) tornado hit on April 3, 1974 as part of the
Super Outbreak of tornados that struck 13 states. It covered
21 miles and destroyed several hundred homes in the Louisville
area but was only responsible for 2 deaths. It also caused extensive
damage in Cherokee Park. |
| In January 1937, a month of heavy rain throughout
the Ohio River Valley prompted what became remembered as the
"Great Flood of '37." The flood submerged about 70
percent of the city and forced the evacuation of 175,000 residents.
In Louisville, 90 people died. Downstream, Paducah, Kentucky
was also hit hard. At the crest on January 27, 1937, the waters
reached 30 feet above flood level in Louisville. Photojournalist
Margaret Bourke-White documented the flood and its aftermath
in a series of famous photos. Later, levees were installed to
prevent another such disaster. |
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