The farms of the Birchlers, Bisigs, Kaelins, Ochsners, Reichmuths, Schoenbaechlers, and Zehners< have all but disappeared. But to this day the Kaelin Avenue and Oechsli Avenue remain, and the White Pages register more than 500 names from Einsiedeln – descendants of immigrants.

Today, Louisville is a typical U.S. city in the Mid West. In several of its boroughs modern high rises stand right next to Victorian buildings – they are nowhere as numerous as here outside of England. The most picturesque among them are featured in the National Register of Historic Places. In the year 2000, around 256'000 people lived in Louisville, after the association with Jefferson County in 2003, Louisville Metro now counts 740'™000 residents.

Over time, the shipping and cargo industries have transformed Louisville into an important commercial centre, also due to its strategically convenient location at the Ohio River, in the heart of the United States. The Louisville harbour ranks among the largest inner harbours of the whole country. Additionally, the city has become a centre for the pharma and medicine industries, with dozens of distinguished scientists and researchers.

Finally, Louisville is well-known for its horse races – the Kentucky Derbies – which take place since 1901. Each year, the Derby weeks commence with “Thunder over Louisville”, the largest fireworks spectacle of the U.S., together with a gigantic air show of the U.S. armed forces.

 
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• Ullrich, Robert C. et al., Germans, in: The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by John E. Kleber, University Press of Kentucky 2000, S. 338-339.
• Yater, George H., Louisville. A Historical Overview, in: The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by John E. Kleber, University Press of Kentucky 2000, S. XV-XXXI.
• Ehrler, Robert J., Dairies – typoscripy by the author.