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Louisville (usually pronounce /ˈluːǝvǝl/ (help·info); see Pronunciation below) is Kentucky's largest city. It is ranked as either the 17th or 27th largest city in the United States depending on how the population is calculated (see Nomenclature, population and ranking below). The settlement that became the City of Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and is named after King Louis XVI of France. Louisville is famous as the home of "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports": the Kentucky Derby, the widely watched first race of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Trivia about louisville

  • Founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778, this Kentucky city was named for a French monarch
  • One of the world's largest equine museums is the Kentucky Derby Museum in this city
  • To see what's up at Churchill Downs, head to this city
  • This city named for a French king goes back to one founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778
  • Well, it goes through Indianapolis / Down to Columbus / This largest Kentucky city is oh so pretty
  • The Actors Theatre of this Kentucky city is housed in a national historic landmark
  • In 1888 Dr. John Henry Wilson founded the Loyal Order of Moose in his home in this largest Kentucky city
  • This city's 19th C. teams included the Eclipse & the Colonels, but not the Sluggers
  • In 1883 Thomas Edison showed off his light bulb at the southern exposition in this largest Kentucky city
  • The Bombay cat, a cross between a Burmese & a Black American shorthair, originated in this largest KY. city
  • Nicknames for this city include "The Metropolis of the New South" & "Derby Town"
  • Hats off to Zachary Taylor, who grew up in this "Derbytown"

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