Category: History

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…

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

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

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

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

Louisville Water’s Allmond Avenue Distribution Center turns 50 years old this year. While 2018 is the year we are celebrating…

By Jay Ferguson, Louisville Water Museum Specialist Veterans Day is observed each year on November 11, and this year marks…