Louisville City Directory Advertisements, 1838-1839
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Louisville City Directory Advertisements, 1838-1839
Description
These two ads from the 1838-1839 Louisville Directory document the importance of steamboats to the area’s economy. Merchants and shipbuilders such as J. C. Buckles at the mouth of Beargrass Creek and Robert Baldwin Jr. & Co. on Water Street relied on a thriving steamboat industry.
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Filson Library Collection
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City Directory
Citation
Louisville City Directory, “Louisville City Directory Advertisements, 1838-1839,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 3, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3398.