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Historical Facts
Louisville has come a long way since the first Pennsylvania
settlers arrived here over 200 years ago. The following will
provide you with a brief outline of our cities past.
* The first permanent
settlement in
the Louisville area came in
1778 when George Rogers Clark established a camp just above the Falls of
the Ohio.
* Louisville owes its
existence to the Falls of the Ohio, which was the
only place along the 981 mile Ohio River where water flowed over bedrock
creating a series of rapids and waterfalls which made it almost
impassible for travelers.
* Louisville is named
for King Louis XVI in appreciation of French aid
during the Revolution.
*
In 1850,
Louisville was the nation's 10th largest city and the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad or L&N was organized.
* In
1874 the Louisville Jockey Club was formed. The club later became what
is now called Churchill Downs which is the home of the Kentucky Derby.
* In
1874 Hillerich & Bradsby Company produced the first Louisville Slugger
baseball bat.
* In 1916 the Ford
Motor Company opened its first automobile assembly plant. Today , Louisville
is the Ford truck capital of the world.
* In 1922 WHAS,
Louisville's first radio station, went on the air.
* In 1937 torrential
rain fell throughout the Ohio Valley, flooding more
than three-fourths of
the city. The Great Flood of 1937 caused more than 250,000 people to be
evacuated, 90 deaths and $50 million in damage. This later lead to the
construction of a flood wall that is currently around the city.
* During World War
II, Louisville was selected as the site for three plants by Dupont,
BF Goodrich and American and became the world's largest producer
of synthetic rubber.
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Louisville's Metro Web Site
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Police
Protection
Metro Louisville's police chief is Col. Robert C. White.
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Buckle Up, It's The Law
All occupants of a motor
vehicle must wear their seatbelts. All children 40 inches or below must
be secured in a federally approved car seat. Violation of this
ordinance is punishable by a $25.00 fine.
Expressways
Metro Louisville
is served by several major thoroughfares including Interstates 64, 65
and 71 and is surrounded by I-264 (Watterson Expressway) and I-265 (Gene
Snyder Freeway).
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Driver's License
New residents of Kentucky are
required to obtain a Kentucky driver's license. You will need to take a
written test and eye exam at the License Bureau located at Bowman
Field. The Bureau is open between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday and on Monday from 8:00 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. Licenses cost
$8.00 and are valid for four years. You will need to have your current
driver's license and your social security card for identification
purposes. For more information, please call (502) 595-4405.
Automobile Registration
According to KRS 186A.095 a vehicle must be registered within 15 days
after you establish residency or within 15 days of purchase.
Requirements will differ depending on the type of vehicle and the state
from which you have moved. For specific information, contact:
Jefferson County Clerk's Office
Department of Motor Vehicles
531 Court Place
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-5700
A sheriff's inspection is required for all out-of-state vehicles
and may be obtained at 818 W. Market Street, Louisville. For
more information, please call (502) 574-5085.
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Bus
Service
The Transit Authority of River City (TARC)
operates over 250 buses on routes throughout Louisville, Jefferson and
Oldham counties and Southern Indiana.
TARC on the web!
TARC also operates
the Toonerville Trolley, a re-creation of a 19th-century trolley car
(and named after a popular comic strip started in local newspapers at
the turn of the century).
Each trolley is a detailed reproduction of streetcars made at the turn
of the century, complete with mahogany seats, other woodwork and
gleaming brass hardware. If you’re lucky, you may even get to ring the
solid brass bell! All you have to do is just hop on and enjoy! It
provides
shuttle service downtown.
For
more
information on the regular bus and Toonerville Trolley scheduled
routes, please call (502) 585-1234 or TDD at (502) 587-8255 or visit
www.ridetarc.org
Parks &
Recreation
Louisville and Jefferson County have plenty of green space where you can
kick back and find relaxation and recreation. The metropolitan area has
140 public parks, which include nine golf courses, 15 Olympic size
swimming pools, recreation centers and 226 tennis courts. Twenty lakes
and five parks along the Ohio River offer fishing. The Parks and
Recreation Department oversees 8,300 acres of public parks.
Some of
the larger parks include:
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McNeely
Park
Cooper Chapel Road
745.5 acres |
Iroquois Park
Taylor Blvd. & Southern Pkwy.
739.4 acres |
Cherokee Park
Eastern Parkway & Cherokee Road.
409.3 acres |
Long
Run Park
Flat Rock Road
396.7 acres |
E.P.
Tom Sawyer Park
Freys Hill Road
377 acres |
Tom
Wallace Park
Mitchell Hill Road
342 acres |
Seneca
Park
Seneca Park Road
333.28 acres |
Crescent Hill
Park
3110 Brownsboro Road
77 acres |
Joe Creason Park
1297 Trevillian Way
68.16 acres |
Fisherman's Park
Old Heady Road & Hopewell Road
65 acres
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George Rogers
Clark Park Poplar Level
Rd. & Thruston Ave. 45.67
acres |
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Libraries
The
Metro Louisville library system has more than one million items
including books, periodicals, records and tapes. The main library holds
the only patent collection in Kentucky, an extensive genealogy section
and a foundations center offering resources for writing grant
proposals. The library offers Talking Books for citizens who need them,
FAX services and a bookmobile that regularly visits senior centers,
nursing homes and housing projects. The main library address and
telephone number is:
Louisville
Free Public Library
301 York Street
Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 574-1611
East-end
Branch libraries are at the following locations:
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Bon Air Public Library
2816 Del Rio Place
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 574-1795 |
Crescent Hill Public Library
2762 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 574-1793 |
Highland/Shelby Park Public Library
1250 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 574-1672 |
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Jeffersontown Public Library
10631 Watterson Trail
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 267-5713 |
Middletown
Public Library
200 Juneau Drive
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 245-7332 |
St. Matthews / Eline
Public Library
4210 S. Church Way
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 574-1771 |
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Bookmobile
(502) 561-8609 |
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Time
Zone
Metro Louisville and Southern Indiana observe Eastern Standard Time
(EST) from the
last Sunday of October until the first Sunday of April and Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) the remainder of the year.
Taxes
The Kentucky
sales tax rate is six (6) percent, excluding prescription drugs,
groceries and utility bills (except telephone).
We have a
1.25% occupational tax that is withheld from gross earnings of residents
working in metro Louisville plus 0.2 percent for mass transit. An added
0.75 percent school occupational tax is also withheld from gross
earnings of residents. For more information, call (502) 569-2900.
State Income Tax forms can be obtained from
the
Kentucky Revenue Cabinet
at 620 S. Third Street, Suite 102, Louisville.
www.state.ky.us/agencies/revenue/revhome.htm
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Postal Service
There are 28 full
service
post office
branches serving the Metro Louisville area. Most are open from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some branches have Saturday
hours. The main post office is located at 1420 Gardiner Lane and is
open from 7:30 a.m. till 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more
information, call the main post office at (502) 454-1650 or
1-800-ASK-USPS
www.usps.com
Population
The following reflect the
population of area counties as reported by the 1999 U.S. Census Bureau.
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Louisville metro / Jefferson County |
672,900 |
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Bullitt County |
60,955 |
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Oldham County |
45,821 |
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Clark County, IN |
95,121 |
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Floyd County, IN |
72,243 |
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Harrison County, IN |
35,376 |
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Scott County, IN |
23,433 |
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When
you relocate to Louisville you might need to contact
the following :
Forward
your address,
Post
Office
www.usps.com
Turn on your electricity,
www.lgeenergy.com
Turn on your water,
www.louisvillewater.com
Turn on your phone,
www.bellsouth.com
Turn on cable,
www.insight-com.com
Turn on satellite,
www.directv.co
Dish
Network
www.dishnetwork.com
www.primestar.com
Voter Registration,
Jefferson County Board of Elections
Check out the statistics of your new Neighborhood
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Link to check all schools by Zip Code
Local Secondary and Elementary
Schools
Catholic
School
System
www.archlou.org
K - 12
Chance School
www.chanceschool.org
Pre - 5
Christian Academy of Louisville School System
www.christainacademylou.org Pre
- 12
Eiahu Academy - (502) 459-0797
Jefferson County Public School
System
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Schools.html
Pre - 12
Louisville
Collegiate School
www.loucol.com
K - 12
Meredith-Dunn
www.meredith-dunn-school.org 1 -
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Colleges and
Universities
University of Louisville
www.louisville.edu
Bellarmine
www.bellarmine.edu
Jefferson Community College
www.jctc.kctcs.net
Northwood University
www.northwood.edu
For
a complete list of schools
Click on the link below
Colleges and Universities
Vocational Schools
RETS Institute of Technology
www.retsaec.com
World Academy of Realty
www.gotoworldacademy.com
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Maps
mapquest.com
mapblast.com
Louisville maps
Moving Companies
A. Arnold -
www.aarnold.net
- 426-7050
Armstrong Relocation.inc -
www.armstrongrelocation.com
- 491-2807
John
Carters Worldwide Moving - Allied -
www.johncarterworldwide.com
- 429-8834
Saunier Moving
and Storage - North American - 499-9996
Rental Cars and Trucks
Enterprise
- www.enterprise.com -
Louisville - 26
locations. Middletown 254-2181 Frankfort Ave
894-0032
Thrifty
www.thrifty.com
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car and
truck rental - main rental office number 367-2277
National
Car
Rental - www.nationalcar.com Louisville
airport car rental location 502-361-2515
Budget
Car Rental - www.budget.com
Airport, downtown, east end and central locations 1-800-527-7000
U-Haul Co. -
uhaul.com
4128 Bardstown Rd 491-2660
Ryder Truck Rental -
ryder.com
on
Gardiner Lane 458-6717 on Linn Station Rd 429-6577
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Country and Social Clubs in the Metro Louisville Area
A great way to
see why Louisville is rated one of the friendliest places to live.
Big Spring Country Club - Dutchmans Ln. - 459-2622
Crescent Hill
Woman's Club - 2641 Grinstead Dr - 897-2591
Harmony Landing
Club - Goshen - 13201 Reading Rd - 228-1161
Highland Woman's
Club - 2000 Lancashire Ave - 454-3946
Hunting Creek
Country Club - US Hwy 42 - Prospect - 228-1106
Hurstbourne
Country Club - 8222 Shelbyville Rd - 425-0094
Kentucky Federation
of Women's Club - 1228 Cherokee Rd - 451-8435
Kentucky Tennis Association - 3703 Taylorsville Rd - 456-6682
Lake Forest Lodge - 511 Woodlake Dr - 245-5253
Lakeside Swim Club - 2010 Trevillian Way - 454-4585
Louisville Country Club - 40 Mockingbird Valley Dr - 891-0050, golf
and tennis courts - 896-1721
Midland Trail Golf Club - US Highway 60, Middletown - 245-0223
Owl Creek
Country Club - 12340 N Osage Rd, Anchorage - 245-4157
Oxmoor
Country Club -9000 Limehouse Ln - 491-7877
Pendennis
Club - 218 W Muhammad Ali Blvd - 584-4311
Plantation
Swim & Tennis Club - 8609 Westport Rd - 426-2469
River Road
Country Club - 2930 Upper River Rd - 893-2534
River Valley
Club -4701 Upper River Rd -895-9473
The
Jefferson Club - 500 W Jefferson St - 584-1177
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Tennis Centers
Caritas
Health Fitness Club at Blairwood - 9300 Blairwood Rd - 426-8820
Dupont
Racquet Club - 4014 Dutchmans Ln - 897-7185
Jewish
Community Center - 3600 Dutchmans Ln - 459-0660
Louisville
Indoor Racquet Club - 8609 Westport Rd - 426-2454
Louisville
Tennis Club - 2011 Herr Ln - 426-4923
Private Golf Courses and Driving Ranges
Glen Oaks
Country Club - 10601 Worthington Ln - 339-0215
Oxmoor
Country Club - 9000 Limehouse Ln - 491-7877
Persimmon
Ridge Golf Club - 72 Persimmon Ridge Rd - 241-0819
Polo Fields
Golf and Country Club - 17001 Polo Fields Ln - 244-6688
Lake Forest
Country Club - 14700 Landmark Dr - 253-9352
Valhalla
Golf Club - 15503 Shelbyville Rd - 245-4475
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Public
Golf Courses and Golf Ranges
Indian
Springs Golf Club - 3408 Indian Lake Drive - 426-7111
Lagrange
Woods Country Club - 2820 S Hwy 43 - 222-7927
Louisville
Indoor Golf Inc. - 2704 River Green Cir - 896-1888
Cherokee
Golf Course - 2501 Alexander Rd - 458-9450
Nevel Meade
Golf Course - 3123 Nevel Meade Dr - 228-9522
Spring Lake
Golf Range - 8700 Six Mile Ln - 491-5666
Boat Clubs
Louisville
Yacht Club - 3308 Rose Island Rd, Prospect - 228-1100
Louisville
Boat Club - River Road Clubhouse - 896-0375
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