Category: History

James H. Thomas.  James W. Thomas.  Thomas L. Thomas.  All are just names. When exploring Louisville Water’s early employee history,…

Until 1974, Louisville Water Company had never appointed an African American to its Board of Water Works. The lack of…

Louisville Water’s longest serving employee, J. Baxter Kremer, worked for the utility for nearly 60 years. His first day on…

If you’ve been to Louisville Water Tower Park this year you may have noticed some relatively new outdoor signs. (They were installed…

Several years ago, Marty Poynter Hedgepeth, the Director of Research for the Landmarks Commission, nominated the Crescent Hill Historic District…

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

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

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

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

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