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The maps in this exhibit span nearly 70 years of significant growth and development in the City of Waco. The earliest map of Waco (1869) owned by The Texas Collection is likely the second map of the city. If anyone has the original 1850 map of Waco Village, please contact The Texas Collection.
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Texas: Waco Area, 15 July 2018, www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_Waco.htm. This file appears in: Rich Field Army Air Base. Rich Field was located west of Waco, but that did not stop the Waco economy from booming with the influx of people and money.
Richfield didn't stay big for long. In 1886 St. Louis Park became a separate village, and in 1889 what was called "west Richfield" became Edina.
Despite residents agreeing to incorporate, it took 16 more years before Richfield became a village. The next move to annex land to Minneapolis came from the citizens of north Richfield...
As more of the land in the township became developed, citizens sought to incorporate and become a village, which offered them protection from annexation by neighboring municipalities. In November 2007, the Town of Richfield voted affirmatively to incorporate as the Village of Richfield.
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.
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Historical Timeline. Area: 1,976 square miles. Population (2010): 20,683. County Seat: Richfield. Origin of County Name: after the Sevier River, from the Spanish Rio Severo. Principal Cities/Towns: Richfield (7,511), Salina (2,393), Monroe (1,845) Economy: livestock, manufacturing, retail trade, government services, transportation.