LOUISVILLE

a city of Kentucky, in Jefferson co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Louisville and Nashville, the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, the Illinois Central, the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Southern, and other railroads, and on the Ohio River. It is built at the falls of the river, 400 miles from its mouth, and is sometimes known as Falls City. It has a total area of 14,348 acres. Louisville is the chief commercial and industrial city of the State. Its industries, which are varied, comprise over 250 plants. The manufactures include woodworking, metal working, textiles, varnish, paint, oil, refrigerating machinery, and clothing factories. Prior to the enactment of the prohibition amendment Louisville was one of the chief cities in the distilling of liquor. The public buildings are many and modern. They include a court-house, city hall, free public library, U.S. Government building, Masonic Temple, Commerce Building, and many semi-public and public institutions. There is also a magnificent city hospital. In the public schools are enrolled nearly 40,000 children. The institutions of higher education. include the University of Louisville, Jefferson School of Law, and several theological seminaries. There are also several imof colored people. Louisville was first settled by 13 families under Colonel George Rogers Clarke, in 1778. The city was incorporated two years afterwards and named Louisville in honor of Louis XVI. of France, whose soldiers were at that time aiding the Americans in the Revolutionary War. It suffered greatly by Indian attacks. In 1890 it was visited by a cyclone which killed over 100 persons and destroyed property Baned o8 over $3,000,000. Pop. 1920, 234,891.