Chapter 15: California

Chapter 15 discusses California, which is bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Louisville may not be bordered by an ocean, but it is bordered by the Ohio River. There are also several lakes nearby the city, with Taylorsville lake being the closest at only 41 miles away. Many people enjoy sailing, fishing and boating in the Ohio River. Many restaurants in Louisville and just across the river in southern Indiana offer waterfront docks where boats can easily tie off and stop in for a meal. There are also several steamboats docked right on the river in downtown that offer day and nighttime cruises. Two of the well known steamboats are the Belle of Louisville and the Star. These two steamboats race before the Kentucky Derby in what is called "The Great Steamboat Race."

Photo 1: Children playing on a dock right outside of the restaurant Joe's Crabshack on the Ohio River, downtown Louisville, KY.

Photo 2: The Star and the Bell of Louisville steamboats docked in downtown Louisville, KY.

Chapter 14: The Southwest Border Area

The Southwest has a culturally diverse American Indian population including the Navajo, Apache, Pueblo, Papago, Hopi and Utes. In Kentucky, early tribes included the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Mosopelea, Shawnee and Yuchi. Most Native Americans were forced to leave Kentucky during the Indian Removals of the 1800's and were moved to Indian reservations in Oklahoma instead. Today there are no federally recognized Indian tribes in Kentucky, but descendents who escaped from the removal can still be found throughout the state.

Photo: The original distribution of the inhabitants in the area that is now Kentucky.

Source: http://500nations.com/Kentucky_Tribes.asp 

Chapter 13: The Empty Interior

Chapter 13 talked a lot about the Mormon population in Utah, Nevada and Arizona. In Louisville, 54.60% of people consider themselves religious. The majority of the population is Protestant and Catholic with the remainder mainly baptist.

Percentage of religion in Louisville, KY:

Protestant: 24.40%

Catholic: 22.63%

Baptist: 16.21% 

Other Christian: 5.64%

Pentecostal: 1.84%

Photo: First Church, Louisville, Ky

Source:

http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Louisville-Kentucky