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==Arts and culture== [[File:Richmond Utah Carnegie Library.jpeg|thumb|Richmond Utah Carnegie Library is included on the National Register of Historic Places]] === Landmarks === Landmarks in Richmond, including the Richmond Fort Marker, the headstone of [[Marriner W. Merrill]], and the Richmond Veterans Memorial. The [[Richmond Relief Society Hall]] and the [[Richmond Tithing Office]] are museums operated by the local [[Daughters of Utah Pioneers]]. The Relief Society Hall is one of the oldest known original Relief Society Halls existing in Utah. Richmond has 17 listed buildings in the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cache County, Utah|National Register of Historic Places]] and over 45 local historic buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond's Encyclopedia - National & Local Historic Places |url=https://sites.google.com/view/richmondsencylopedia/encyclopedia/artifacts-landmarks/artifacts2/national-local-historic-places |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[List of hillside letters in Utah|hillside letters]] "NC" (for "North Cache") are visible on a mountainside east of Richmond at {{Coord|41.9243|-111.7867|display=inline}}. ===Black and White Days=== [[Holstein Friesian cattle]] were brought to Richmond in 1904, and thrived so well that the town was recognized as Utah's Holstein center. In 1912, a Holstein Cow Show was organized.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BHP: Richmond Encyclopedia - Black & White Days |url=https://sites.google.com/view/richmondsencylopedia/encyclopedia/historical-events/black-white-days?authuser=0 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> After a nationwide [[hoof-and-mouth disease]] outbreak in 1913 and 1914, the cattle show has been an annual event since 1915. Now called Richmond's "Black and White Days", the show features carnival rides, food vendors, a horse pull, and a parade,<ref name="Writers" /> and is the United States' longest running cattle show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ten fast facts about Utahβs dairy industry |url=https://hoards.com/blog-23631-ten-fast-facts-about-utahs-dairy-industry.html#:~:text=Richmond,%20Utah,%20is%20home%20to%20the%20longest%20running%20dairy%20cattle%20show,%20the%20Western%20Spring%20National%20Holstein%20Show.%20Last%20spring%20was%20its%20103rd%20year. |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=hoards.com |language=en}}</ref> === Civil Organizations=== In 1907, [[Susa Young Gates]], the 4th President of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, organized a camp in Richmond. it was renamed the James and Drusilla Hendrick Camp in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BHP: Richmond Encyclopedia - Daughters of Utah Pioneers |url=https://sites.google.com/view/richmondsencylopedia/artifacts/businesses-organizations/organizations-and-groups/daughters-of-utah-pioneers |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1929, the Richmond [[Lions Clubs International|Lions Club]] was organized, and continues to participate in civic events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond Lions Club {{!}} Richmond UT |url=https://www.richmondutah.org/administration/page/richmond-lions-club |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.richmondutah.org |language=en}}</ref>
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