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The links below contain information regarding the history of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky.  If you run across any site pertaining to history within Louisville and Jefferson County, no matter the topic, please consider emailing your coordinator with the link to add to this page.

General History

History of Louisville at Wikopedia (marvelous portal for Louisville)

A Concise History of Louisville  (concise and a good read)

A History of the Founding of Louisville
Louisville German Church History (in German)
Bloody Monday, August 6, 1855
Bloody Monday Election Riots by Joe Reinhart
Falls of the Ohio
Farmington Historic Home
Fontaine Ferry Park
Historic Homes
Kentucky Derby Museum
Locust Grove -Home of George Rogers Clark
Louisville Slugger Museum
The Belle of Louisville
The Cherokee Triangle
The First American West
Dept. for Libraries & Archives County of the Month Selection
  West Louisville History & Photos from Abdul R. Sharif 
A Photographic History
University of Louisville Photo Archives
Your Jefferson County, Kentucky Pictures Page
Landmarks No More - a Pictoral History
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