Louisa
Encyclopedia

Places

Australia
  • Louisa Island (Tasmania)
    Louisa Island (Tasmania)
    Louisa Island is an irregularly shaped 23 ha island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast of Tasmania. Its highest point is 80 m asl and, at low tide, it is joined to the mainland by a 250 m sand spit...



Canada
  • Louisa or Lac-Louisa, a community in Wentworth, Quebec
    Wentworth, Quebec
    Wentworth is a township in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, north-west of Lachute.Its population centres are Louisa and Dunany.-Geography:...



United States
  • Louisa, California
    Louisa, California
    Louisa is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Louisa is located on the South Yuba River, south of Relief. It still appeared on maps as of 1873.-References:...

  • Louisa, Kentucky
    Louisa, Kentucky
    Louisa is a city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,018 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. The Levisa Fork River and Tug Fork River join at Louisa to form the Big Sandy River...

  • Louisa, Virginia
    Louisa, Virginia
    Louisa is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County.-Geography:Louisa is located at ....

  • Louisa County, Iowa
    Louisa County, Iowa
    -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 11,387 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,002 housing units, of which 4,346 were occupied.-2000 census:...

  • Louisa County, Virginia
    Louisa County, Virginia
    Louisa County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 33,153. The county seat is Louisa.- History :...



Belgium
  • Louisa - Square in Brussels and metro station, next to Palace de Justice, see Avenue Louise
    Avenue Louise
    Avenue Louise or Louizalaan is a major thoroughfare in Brussels. It runs southeast from Louise Square to the Bois de la Cambre, covering a distance of .- History :...


Other

  • HMS Louisa
    HMS Louisa
    Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Louisa: was a 3-gun gunvessel, previously a hoy, purchased in 1794 and sold in 1798. was a tender in service in 1814 and sold in 1816. was a cutter purchased in 1835. She foundered in 1841. was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855...

    , the name of four ships of the Royal Navy
  • Louisa (ship)
    Louisa (ship)
    The Louisa was a merchant ship out of Philadelphia, United States during 1800.During Quasi-War with the French, the Louisa carried a letter of marque allowing her to act as a privateer. She was armed with twelve six-pound guns and manned by a crew of thirty .In August 1800 the ship was attacked off...

    , United States ship of the 1800s
  • Louisa (film)
    Louisa (film)
    Louisa is a 1950 comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Ronald Reagan and Spring Byington in the title role. This film was Piper Larie's film debut. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Louisa is a 1950 comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Ronald Reagan...

    , 1950 film starring Ronald Reagan

People

Louisa is a given name.
  • Louisa May Alcott
    Louisa May Alcott
    Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women was set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, and published in 1868...

  • Louisa Musgrove - character in Jane Austen
    Jane Austen
    Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...

    's novel Persuasion
    Persuasion (novel)
    Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year ....

    .

See also

  • Louis (disambiguation)
  • Louise (disambiguation)
  • Luisa (disambiguation)
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