page_title: Louisville, Kansas
section_title: Oregon Trail crossing
hierarchical_section_title: Louisville, Kansas / History / Oregon Trail crossing
caption_attribution_description: English: The Louis Vieux Elm Tree Park near the Vermillon Creek Crossing of the Oregon Trail. Nearby are soldier burials, the Louis Vieux Family Cemetery and Cholera Cemetery.
context_page_description: Louisville is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188.
context_section_description: About three miles east of Louisville was the Vermillion Crossing of the Oregon Trail operated by Louis Vieux.  Vieux is buried in the Vieux Family Cemetery on top of a hill.  Nearby, on the banks of the river, is a cholera cemetery from 1849, which is estimated to contain at least fifty graves, although only two stones — both native sandstones — remain.  The Louis Vieux Elm Tree is across the river and is estimated to be over 300 years old.  The tree had been afflicted with Dutch Elm disease, a lightning strike and vandalism and efforts were taken to protect and shelter the tree's stump.  In August 2011, the stump was destroyed by fire. Near the tree are the graves of seven unknown soldiers.
caption: The Louis Vieux Elm Tree park, in 2009, located three miles east of Louisville.
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