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History <br />Louisville, Colorado, has a rich history and <br />rich cultural contributions. The first coal mine, <br />the Welch Mine, was opened in 1877 by Louis <br />Nawatny. Louisville became known as the <br />Northern Coal Field, which was noted to earn <br />high wages for miners. Between 1890 to 1928, <br />the area produced nearly two million tons of <br />coal. Since then Louisville has become a middle- <br />class haven, with manufacturing plants opening <br />in recent years. <br />Notable contributions include having a vibrant <br />downtown, which in the 1950s became a <br />destination area for restaurants, particularly <br />for its notable Italian cuisine. Carrying that <br />legacy, Louisville became recognized by others <br />as one of the top small towns to live in. In <br />2001, Louisville was adopted as a home rule <br />city, which allowed more flexibility in its city <br />government as well as funding through city <br />collection of sales tax. <br />Click to learn more. <br />• • • • • • <br />AIL <br />Figure 3: Spruce Street, 1881 (Source: <br />Downtown Louisville) <br />Figure 4: Workers at the Gorham Mine (Source: <br />Downtown Louisville) <br />Louisville adopts Louisville is ranked Louisville Art 100 Year Flood Louisville Marshall Fire, Louisville <br />to be a home rule into the 5 small District holds its occurs, affecting elects its first Colorado's most Comprehensive <br />city instead of towns to live in by First Friday Art Boulder County and female mayor, destructive fire, Plan is adopted <br />being a statutory Money Magazine. Walk. destroying areas in Ashley Stolzmann. swept Boulder and implemented! <br />city. Louisville. County destroying <br />over 500 homes in <br />Louisville. <br />EXISTING COfjp.1.--6{pNS 1 7 <br />