Jeffersonville
Louisville's Indiana neighbor
Jeffersonville is a city in southern Indiana, situated on the Ohio River across from Louisville, Kentucky.
The name honors Thomas Jefferson, who commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition from nearby.
Several smaller U.S. towns share the name: We drove through Jeffersonville on our way to Louisville.
Midwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- Ohio RiverMidwestern waterway to Mississippi
- LouisvilleMajor Kentucky river city
- Oak ParkVillage west of Chicago
- downtownCentral business district
Midwestern waterway to Mississippi
- riverfrontLand along a river
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- river valleyErosion-formed watercourse lowland
limestone · fossils · bluffs · bottomland · tributary · watershed · flatland
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- steamboatsEngine-powered water vessels
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- riverfrontLand along a river
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
settlement · Revolutionary War · Northwest Territory · Civil War · Underground Railroad · canal · ferries · frontier
Elected head of municipality
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- charterFounding organizational document
- residentsPeople living somewhere
incorporated · civic · governance · clerk · zoning · annexation · utilities · planning
Indiana
Midwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- Ohio RiverMidwestern waterway to Mississippi
- LouisvilleMajor Kentucky river city
- Oak ParkVillage west of Chicago
Ohio River
Midwestern waterway to Mississippi
- riverfrontLand along a river
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- MidwestNorth-central American region
river valley · limestone · fossils · bluffs · bottomland · tributary · watershed · flatland
Lewis and Clark
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- steamboatsEngine-powered water vessels
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- riverfrontLand along a river
pioneers · settlement · Revolutionary War · Northwest Territory · Civil War · Underground Railroad · canal · ferries · frontier · expedition
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- charterFounding organizational document
residents · incorporated · civic · governance · clerk · zoning · annexation · utilities · planning · downtown