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Louisville (other)
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Louisville may also refer to: Places Louisville, Kentucky * 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 Other places * Louisville, Belize * Louisville, Alabama * Greenwood, El Dorado County, California, formerly Louisville, California * Louisville, Colorado * Louisville, Georgia, a former capital of Georgia * Louisville, Illinois ** Louisville Township, Clay County, Illinois * Louisville, Kansas * Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota * Louisville Township, Scott County, Minnesota * Louisville, Mississippi * Louisville, Chariton County, Missouri * Louisville, Lincoln County, Missouri * Louisville, Nebraska ** Louisville State Recreation Area * Louisvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Since 2003, Louisville and Jefferson County have shared the same borders following a city-county merger. The consolidated government is officially called the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, commonly known as Louisville Metro. The term "Jefferson County" is still used in some contexts, especially for incorporated cities outside the " balance" area that defines Louisville proper. The total population of the consolidated area was 782,969 at the 2020 census, while the balance area (excluding other incorporated cities) had a population of 633,045 and is often cited i ... [...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 American 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, w .... 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, Missouri, an extinct hamlet in Lincoln Township, Holt County, Missouri * 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 Radioh ... [...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 De ... [...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 (1979–2013), 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 winners, 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 tournament, NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four, the College World Series, and the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19th century one of the first municipal college, city-funded public colleges in the United States. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University". Louisville is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 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), and one of the first bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Louisville (SSN-724)
USS ''Louisville'' (SSN-724), a ''Los Angeles''-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Louisville, Kentucky. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 11 February 1982 and her keel was laid on 24 September 1984. She was launched on 14 December 1985—sponsored by Mrs. Betty Ann McKee (née Harris), wife of Admiral Kinnaird McKee, Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion —and commissioned on 8 November 1986 with Captain Charles E. Ellis in command. ''Louisville'' serves as a trial platform for the prototype BQQ-10 ARCI sonars, which incorporate off-the-shelf computer components, allowing easy introduction of modular upgrades. Service history ''Louisville'' transited the Panama Canal in January 1987 to make her home base at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego as a part of Submarine Squadron 11. During her stay at San Diego, ''Louisville'' conducted sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS ''Louisville'' (CL/CA-28), a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky. She was active throughout the Pacific War. USS ''Louisville'' was the first large warship to be built in a drydock. ''Louisville'' was launched on 1 September 1930 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, sponsored by Miss Jane Brown Kennedy, and commissioned on 15 January 1931. ''Louisville'' since commissioning day has carried, on the prominent bulkhead, a shoe of the great stallion, Man o' War, as a talisman against evil. She was originally classified as a light cruiser, CL-28, because of her thin armor. Effective 1 July 1931, ''Louisville'' was redesignated a heavy cruiser, CA-28, because of her 8-inch guns in accordance with the provisions of the London Naval Treaty of 1930. Service history Interwar period ''Louisville''s shakedown cruise, running through the summer, fall, and winter of 1931, took her from Bremerton to New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Louisville (ID-1644)
SS ''St. Louis'' was a passenger liner built in 1894 and sponsored by Frances Cleveland, the wife of Grover Cleveland. She entered merchant service in 1895, operating between New York and Southampton, England. ''St. Louis'' was registered in the United States and owned by the International Navigation Company of New York City. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy during both the Spanish–American War (when she was renamed USS ''St. Louis'') and World War I (when she was renamed USS ''Louisville'').''Louisville'' was chosen as a name so as not to confuse this ship with the cruiser . After the ship reverted to its original name in 1919, she caught fire and was scrapped in Genoa in 1924. Service history Spanish–American War On a later voyage following the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, ''St. Louis'' was chartered for United States Navy service while at Southampton and returned to New York on 22 April 1898. Armed with four rapid-fire guns and eight 6-pounders, she was com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Louisville (1861)
USS ''Louisville'' was a gunboat constructed for the U.S. Army by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. (While initially owned by the Army, the City-class gunboats were commanded by U.S. Navy officers, and were eventually transferred to the Navy.) ''Louisville'' was built at St. Louis, Missouri, by James B. Eads in 1861, under contract with the War Department for the price of $89,000. Designed by U.S. Navy "Constructor" (Naval Engineer) Samuel M. Pook, she was accepted 15 January 1862; and commissioned 16 January 1862, Commander Benjamin M. Dove, USN, in command. Despite being designed by naval personnel, budgetary concerns led the War Department to fund construction of ''Louisville'' with Army funds. As such, she was turned over to Army command upon completion and joined the Army's Mississippi River Squadron. Eventually the entire western river flotilla would be transferred to Navy command. Operational history ''Louisville'' assisted the Army in the capture of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville Ridge
The Louisville Ridge, often now referred to as the Louisville Seamount Chain, is an underwater chain of over 70 seamounts located in the Southwest portion of the Pacific Ocean. 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's formation is best explained by movement of the Pacific Plate over the Louisville hotspot, although others have suggested that it formed by leakage of magma from the shallow mantle up through the Eltanin fracture zone, which it follows closely for some of its course. Depth-sounding data first revealed existence consistent with a seamount chain in 1972, although some of the seamounts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Tennessee
Louisville is a suburban town in Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 4,384 at the 2020 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: December 29, 2007. In 1974 Louisville's downtown was declared a national historic district by the |
