Editing Richland, Washington (section)

===Formative years===
In 1904–1905, W.R. Amon and his son Howard purchased {{convert|2300|acre|km2|0}} and proposed a town site on the north bank of the Yakima River. Postal authorities approved the designation of this town site as Richland in 1905, naming it for Nelson Rich,<ref>{{cite book |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |title=Origin of Washington geographic names |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=260 |year=1923 |publisher=University of Washington Press |location=Seattle |page=244 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |access-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316134242/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981&view=1up&seq=260 |url-status=live }}</ref> a state legislator and land developer. In 1906, the town was registered at the [[Benton County, Washington|Benton County]] Courthouse. It was incorporated on April 28, 1910, as a fourth-class city.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Population growth in Richland accelerated following the opening of a permanent bridge over the Yakima River in 1907 and a highway to Kennewick in 1926. A [[cable ferry]] to Pasco operated across the Columbia River from 1894 to 1931, when it was replaced by a modern bridge.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>