The Ohio Valley is a sub region in Kentucky running 658 miles (1,059 km) long including parts of 25 counties and across five regions of the state. Over 45% of Kentucky's population live in counties that border the Ohio River, although those counties are only 16% of the state's land area.
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The Albert E. Clore House, at 6400 Clore Lane in Crestwood, Kentucky, was built in 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The house was deemed significant as "an excellent example of a late 19th century residence which combines elements of shingle and stick styles
of architecture which were popular during the late 1800s. The Clore family was in Oldham County in early days of settlement and. longtime residence since the early 1800s and associated with town of Crestwood. The house is one of the Victorian houses documented in the comprehensive survey of the county. The Clore family's main livelihood was agriculture and they proved to be prominent farmers in the area."
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The Louisville Kentucky Temple is the 76th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Pewee Valley, Kentucky with a mailing address of Crestwood, Kentucky. The adjacent communities are suburbs of Louisville. The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the First Presidency in a letter to local church leaders. The temple is the church's first in Kentucky.
The temple has a single attached spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by Mike Karpinski of the firm Firestone Jaros Mullin, using a traditional architectural style. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on May 29, 1999, conducted by John K. Carmack, a church general authority.
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Crestwood is a home rule-class city in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States just outside Louisville's Northeast End. The population was 6,183 as of the 2020 census. CNN listed it as the 52nd best place to live in America in 2005.
The area was first settled in the early 19th century, and the town was established as Beard's Station in 1857. In 1909, the town was renamed to Crestwood.
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Orchard Grass Hills is a home rule-class city in Oldham County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,536 as of the 2020 census.
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Lake Louisvilla is a neighborhood partially located in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located between Westport Road in Louisville and KY 22 in Oldham County. Lake Louisvilla was developed in the 1920s as a summer resort for people living in the city of Louisville. The state of Kentucky drained the lake in the late 1980s due to safety concerns regarding the stability of a dam.
The Ohio Valley in Kentucky can be broken up into several categories: