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Louisville is Kentucky's most populous city and the 27th-largest in the United States, located on the Indiana state line in Jefferson County with a consolidated population of 782,969 as of 2020 and a metropolitan area of 1.39 million residents. Founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville grew as a portage settlement around the Falls of the Ohio River, the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico. The city became the founding home of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which expanded into a 6,000-mile system spanning 13 states. Today Louisville is internationally recognized as the birthplace of boxer Muhammad Ali, the annual Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Louisville Slugger baseball bats, while also hosting major corporations including Humana, BrightSpring Health Services, and Yum! Brands. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport serves as the worldwide hub for UPS and handles the city's main commercial traffic. Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County, with a 2020 population of 28,602, making it the 13th-largest city in Kentucky and the 4th-smallest U.S. state capital by population. Located along the Kentucky River in the Upland South's inner Bluegrass region, the city received its name in 1780 after pioneer Stephen Frank was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans at what became known as "Frank's Ford"; the Virginia legislature officially designated 100 acres as the town of Frankfort in 1786, and it was chosen as Kentucky's state capital after the state's formation in 1792. The city has experienced major flooding in 1937 and 1978, leading to construction of the North Frankfort levee in 1969 and the South Frankfort floodwall in the 1990s, while five bridges cross the downtown area including the St. Clair Street and Capitol Avenue bridges. As of 2016, public administration represented 28% of the workforce with manufacturing comprising over 12%, and the city is accessible via Interstate 64, Interstate 75, Capital City Airport, and Blue Grass Airport in nearby Lexington. Notable landmarks include the Kentucky State Capitol building, the Capital City Museum, and Fort Hill, a promontory overlooking downtown. Bardstown is the county seat of Nelson County in north-central Kentucky, with a population of 13,567 as of the 2020 census. First settled in 1780 and formally established in 1788 after David Bard obtained a 1,000-acre land grant in 1785, the city is among Kentucky's oldest communities. Bardstown served as the first center of Catholicism west of the Appalachian Mountains, with the Diocese of Bardstown established on February 8, 1808, to serve all Catholics between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River until the episcopal seat relocated to Louisville in 1841. The city is located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 31E, 62, and 150, and bourbon whiskey production is a major industry in the region. Notable landmarks include the Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral and Bethlehem High School, a Roman Catholic parochial institution.