My childhood home, Richland, is beautifully situated on the Yakima and Columbia Rivers. Richland was founded in 1892 when Nelson Rich and Howard Amon formed the Benton Land and Water Company and located the town that would become Richland. In 1910, Richland was incorporated as a Fourth Class City.
For many years, Richland was a small, sleepy farming village. Then in 1942, the federal government saw Richland’s remote location, abundant water supply and
mild weather as the right combination it needed for a portion of its Manhattan Project. Thousands of workers from across the country transformed Richland to a town of 11,000 people, where most were employed at the Hanford Project. In
1958, Richland was incorporated as a chartered First Class City, transforming itself from a federally controlled Atomic Energy Community to a city governed by self-rule. Richland continues to grow with a current population of 42,000 residents.
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