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All About
Louisville
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Location
Louisville is located on the banks of the scenic Ohio River, between St. Louis and Cincinnati.
Population
The metropolitan area of Louisville is comprised of seven counties: Jefferson, Oldham and Bullitt counties in Kentucky, and Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott counties in Indiana. Population totals approximately one million.
Time Zone
Eastern Standard Time October to April; Eastern Daylight Savings April to October
Louisville is the home of:
 | The first electric Trolley |
| The one and only, patented, registered Derby Pie ® |
| The original Rolled Oyster (1884) |
| The first Cheeseburger (1934) |
| The "Louisville Slugger" baseball bat |
| World's Center for Braille printing |
| The Kentucky Derby, "the greatest two minutes in sports" |
| One of the biggest basketball rivalries in the country: University of Kentucky Wildcats and University of Louisville Cardinals |
| "Thunder Over Louisville," the nation's largest annual pyrotechnics display |
| "The Falls Fountain," the world's largest floating fountain |
| More parklands per capita than any other U.S. city |
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