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1806-06-09

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"City of Louisville Police Department" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/O00012619, (accessed April 30, 2025).

Louisville, Kentucky, police force. Founded as the office of watchmen in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 9, 1806. Instituted as the designated police force by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on March 8, 1856.

"The History of the Louisville Division of Police," Louisvilleky.gov, accessed on May 12, 2020, https://louisvilleky.gov/government/police/history-louisville-division-police.

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