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The '''[[history of Louisville, Kentucky]]''' spans hundreds of years, and has been influenced by the area's unique [[geography]] and ___location. Although Kentucky was inhabited by Native Americans in prehistoric times, when white explorers and settlers began entering Kentucky in the mid-1700s, there were no permanent Native American settlements in the region. Instead, the country was used as hunting grounds by [[Shawnee]]s from the north and [[Cherokee]]s from the south. The area was first visited by [[Europe|Europeans]] in 1669 by [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]], from [[France]]. He explored areas of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] river valleys from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] up to modern-day [[Canada]], claiming much of this land for France. In 1751, [[Christopher Gist]] explored areas along the Ohio River. Following the [[French and Indian War]], France relinquished control of the area of Kentucky to [[England]]. In 1769, [[Daniel Boone]] created a trail from [[North Carolina]] to [[Tennessee]], and then spent the next two years exploring Kentucky. In 1773, Captain [[Thomas Bullitt]] led the first exploring party into [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], surveying the land on behalf of Virginians who had been awarded land grants for service in the [[French and Indian War]]. In 1774, James Harrod began constructing [[Fort Harrod]] in Kentucky. However, battles with the native American tribes established in the area forced these new settlers to retreat. They returned the following year, as Daniel Boone built the [[Wilderness Road]] and established [[Fort Boonesborough]] at the site near [[Boonesborough, Kentucky]]. The Native Americans allocated a tract of land between the Ohio River and the [[Cumberland River]] for the [[Transylvania Land Company]]. In 1776, the colony of [[Virginia]] declared the Transylvania Land Company illegal and created the county of Kentucky in Virginia from the land involved.

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