Category: History

Watch video of crews uncovering an 1877 water pipe Louisville Water Company’s yearlong Frankfort Avenue Main Replacement Project in the…

Summer is coming to a close, and so is our Walking Wednesdays series for this season. Our last event takes…

The history of the Frankfort Avenue water main In 1877, the first edition of The Washington Post was published. Rutherford…

An elevated storage tank on Reamers Road near Pewee Valley is now the third tank to feature a Louisville Water…

Repairing a joint leak on Oak Street, Plumber Leader Shawn Shaw recently uncovered a 48-inch water main manufactured in 1891….

By Jay Ferguson, Louisville Water Museum Specialist About 60 years ago, the “Old No. 3” steam pumping engine, better known…

By Jay Ferguson, Louisville Water Museum Specialist Former Louisville Water CEO Greg Heitzman forwarded this rare photograph, circa 1930, of…

During Derby week, the backside of Churchill Downs is bustling with activity and excitement in preparation of race day. While…

By Jay Ferguson, Louisville Water Museum Specialist One hundred years ago this month, two local decisions were made that still…

Job opportunities in the midst of the Depression were rare ― rarer still for women. And that is what makes…