期刊名称：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Regional Economist
出版年度：2014
出版社：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
摘要：I n the p ostrevolutionary U.S., Louis- ville was an important western outpost. Situated at the Falls of the Ohio, Louisville became a key por t for the western frontier. Similar to its inland-port contemporaries, such as Cincinnati and St. Louis, Louisville had an industrial river economy in the beginning; growth was driven by heavy manufacturing, shipping and trade. Lou- isville a lso gained attention for its bourbon whiskey, Louisville Slugger baseball bats a nd Kentucky Derby, cultural ha llmarks that live strong today
