1700s
Louisville was born from the original settlement by George Rogers Clark of Corn Island. Among the first settlers were the Irish families of Coomes, Doherty, McManus, and Hart. The original surveys of the land that would become Louisville were done by the Irishmen John Campbell and John Connolly. William Croghan, who was the brother-in-law of Clark, would have a tremendous influence, best represented by Historic Locust Grove, which was built by Croghan and is now a National Historic Landmark. A stockade on the outer reaches of Louisville was built by Irishman James Sullivan in 1780
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