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Category: History

Happy 159th Birthday, Louisville Water!

October 16, 2019

In 1860, Louisville Water was the first public water supplier in Kentucky, providing water to 512 customers through 26 miles…

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Sneak peek of the ‘Quiet Giant’

October 3, 2019

Today, Louisville Water offered a sneak peek of the reopening of Pumping Station No. 3 at Louisville Water Tower. On…

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Centennial celebration held for Louisville Water’s Quiet Giant

October 2, 2019

Louisville Water Company invites the public to a centennial celebration of its ‘Quiet Giant’ steam engine. In 1919, the engineering…

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We’re part of the Peerless Distilling story

August 8, 2019

Two important milestones took place in Kentucky along the Ohio River in the 1860s. In Louisville, water was pulled from…

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From the Archives: Crescent Hill Filtration Plant

July 2, 2019

Photos of Crescent Hill Filtration Plant circa 1945 Nearly 75 years ago, Louisville Water Company executives and city officials broke…

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The caretaker at Cardinal Hill

April 23, 2019

Over 80 years ago, The Courier-Journal ran a profile on George C. Keller and his work as caretaker at Louisville…

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Louisville and the 1918 flu: water, war, and nuns

March 12, 2019

Editors note: This article was written by Steve Hubbs, a Louisville Water Vice President who retired in 2004. He remains…

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Robert Rogers was a trailblazer

February 18, 2019

In honor of both Black History Month and National Engineers Week (Feb. 17 – 23), we offer this profile of…

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We’re one of Louisville’s oldest businesses

December 27, 2018

By Jay Ferguson, Louisville Water Museum Specialist The Courier-Journal’s 150th anniversary and the recent news of the sale of Hilliard…

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1910 photo of Louisville Water vehicles uncovered

November 30, 2018

In our internal newsletter, I encouraged employees and retirees to contact me if they had photos or other memorabilia that…

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