Louisville (Ohio)

Stark County

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Louisville is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population is 8,904 inhabitants ( U.S. Census 2000).

History of establishment

Louisville was founded in 1834 by the German Henry Lautzenheiser and the French Huguenots Henry Fainot, they named the place after first Lautzenbrücken Heisers son Lewis Lewisville. When in 1837 the first post office was opened, it was found that there was already a Lewisville in Ohio and therefore changed the spelling in Louisville from. 1872 had the Lousville about 800 inhabitants, 1894 a public drinking water supply was established in 1910 and was followed by a sewage system.

Constitution Town

Olga T. Weber, a resident of Lousisville, started in 1952 with an initiative of the U.S. Constitution ( U.S. Constitution ) to honor a special day. First they wrote regarding this concern the management of Louisville, whose mayor in the same year September 17 as Constitution ( Constitution Day) declared. This was followed by initiatives in the state of Ohio and national levels. Then September 17 was introduced as the Constitution In the spring of 1953 in Ohio and in the same year by President Eisenhower on 17 - 23rd November a Constitution Week ( National Constitution Week ). 1957 decided to give himself the nickname Constitution Town and be applied to the four main entrances to the city monuments that indicate their role in the formation of the Constitution Day, the municipal administration.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Pat Rebillot ( born 1935 ), musician and arranger