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In 1861, a party led by William "Dutch Bill" Dietz, found gold in a stream they named Williams Creek in Dutch Bill's honor. At first, most of the mining activity was confined to the portion of the creek above the canyon where gold was found at a shallow depth. Amid the clutter of flumes and sluice boxes, the town of Richfield sprang up in 1861.
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Richfield’s first post office was located in this store and Mr. Oviatt was named Postmaster in 1825. The Oviatt and Porter Co. was known as a central point of trade for over 50 years. A very community-minded person, O.M. donated land in1830 for the Congregational Church (now the Richfield United Church of Christ) which became the third church of the Western Reserve.
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 ...
Richfield was founded in 1809 and incorporated in 1967. [3] The village was named for the richness of their soil. [4] In 1970, Mayor Kenneth Swan signed an ordinance declaring Richfield Village the first "world city" in the United States. [5] Richfield was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974 until 1994. They played at the Coliseum at ...
WILLIAMS COUNTY. WILLIAMS COUNTY was formed from old Indian Territory, April 1, 1820, and organized in April, 1824. The surface is slightly rolling or level. In the west are oak openings with a light sandy soil. The soil is generally of a clayey nature, a portion of it sandy loam. In the north is a rich black soil. Area about 420 square miles.
Dec 1, 2010 · The frenzy spread north to Keithley Creek, Quesnelle Forks and, by 1861, to Richfield on Williams Creek. In 1862, William "Billy" Barker registered a claim downstream from Richfield, from which $650 000 (at $16 to $21 a troy ounce) in gold was recovered up to 1895.
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The town of Richfield developed along Williams Creek. In August 1862, Billy Barker and seven English partners, staked 800 feet of ground, sinking a deep shaft. At 15 metres they found paying gravels, taking out 62 ounces of gold in the first 48 hours. History was made, and a four-kilometre-long body along Williams Creek produced an astonishing ...
