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Early in 1864 ten men settled in the Richfield area. Several other towns were founded in the next few years. However, violent confrontations with the Ute Indians during the Black Hawk War (1865-68) forced abandonment of all the Sevier settlements in April 1867. Attempts to resettle did not succeed until 1870. The area grew rapidly.
Most of the Cariboo Road was completed the following year, but the section between Richfield and Barkerville was not completed until 1865. Williams Creek was discovered in 1861 by William “Dutch Bill” Dietz, and named in his honour, and became the most re-known gold producer in British Columbia. Dietz and two companions came into the area ...
Aug 10, 2011 · When Richfield was first created in 1858, its territory encompassed Edina, St. Louis Park, and a sizeable chunk of Minneapolis. Alison Nowak , Neighbor Posted Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:27 pm CT ...
- Alison Nowak
West Metro. The Richfield Historical Society's soon-to-be-published history book is boldly titled "Richfield: Minnesota's Oldest Suburb." Bloomington and Eden Prairie, which also were established ...
Sep 3, 2020 · In 1888 the residents of what is now Edina voted to create their own village. Now separated from Richfield Township, it was time to decide on a name for the new village. During a meeting at the Minnehaha Grange Hall two names were suggested, and a debate ensued. Those names were Westfield and Hennepin Park. Westfield was voted on and adopted as ...
The Village of Richfield, originally the home of the Menomonee and Potawatomi people, is located in the south-central Washington County. These areas were ceded by treaties ratified in 1831, by the Menomonee and 1833, by the Potawatomi to the United States. The areas were then surveyed under the auspices of Garret Vliet, who was appointed United ...
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Richfield Oil Corporation was an American petroleum company based in California from 1905 to 1966. In 1966, it merged with Atlantic Refining Company to form the Atlantic Richfield Company (later renamed ARCO). [1] A Richfield service station located in Tucson, Arizona, July 1939.
