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First Unitarian Church
Founded in 1830, First Unitarian Church has been active in civil-rights movements as well as community-wide initiatives. Several fires have damaged the church. Including one in 1985 which left only the stone walls. Each tim…
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( inscribed around the base )
This monument to Thomas Jefferson was presented to the people of Kentucky July 4 1900 by Isaac W and Bernard Bernheim to perpetuate the teachings and examples of the Founders of the Republic
( inscribed on the g…
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City and County Named
Louisville, at the Falls of the Ohio, was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. Site first served as a military outpost; the city which developed was named for Louis XVI. Kentucky Co., Virginia, was divided in 1780 into Je…
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Louis XVI
1754 - 1793
King of France
1774 - 1793
This city was named Louisville in 1780 because of his support of the American Colonies in the Revolutionary War.
The statue, sculptured by Valois in 1827, was given to Louisville by her sister …
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George Rogers Clark
1752 — 1818
Soldier, Patriot
Founder Of Louisville
Founder Of Kentucky
Conqueror Of Our First
Great West From The
Alleghany Mountains
To The Mississippi River
A Son Of Virginia
A Gallant Gentleman
And A Great A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z06_mother-catherine-spaulding_Louisville-KY.html
Beginning in 1831, Mother Catherine Spalding was the vital leader in forming what we now refer to today as "Compassionate Louisville" initiating groundbreaking programs in education, health care, and social service.
Downtown Louisville is a …
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Kentucky
Medal Of Honor
Memorial
( east side )
The Medal of Honor
America's highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor is presented to armed forces personnel who risked - and often gave - their lives in service to our country. It i…
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One of three original counties formed when Kentucky Co.,Virginia, was divided by Va. Act in 1780. Other 2 counties were Lincoln and Fayette. Jefferson included 19 present-day counties; parts of 11 others. By 1811 reduced to present noundaries. Nam…
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Cathedral of the Assumption
Parish first gathered in 1805; founded by Father Stephen Badin, the first Roman Catholic priest ordained in U.S. Congregation moved to this site, 1830. In mid-1830s Catherine Spalding founded orphanage and academy here…
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Catherine Spalding
Co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Ky., she wrote that the orphanage was "the only place on earth to which my heart clings." Catherine loved and nurtured hundreds of children and it was said that ever…