Help


from Wikipedia
« »  
After the founding of the Hanford Site in 1943, Richland became the largest city of the three overnight.
Richland's Columbia High School adopted " Bombers " as its mascot ( complete with mushroom cloud logo ).
In 1970, Kamiakin High School ( in the neighboring city of Kennewick ) was founded in response to the continued influx of people.
The economy continued to grow, but not without some turbulence.
Every time the federal government cut funding at Hanford, thousands of talented, credentialed people would suddenly become jobless and quickly leave for other jobs.
During this time, other employers slowly made their way into the area, but they too would often be forced to cut jobs in the bad times.
During the 1970s, Kennewick overtook Richland as the largest city ( population-wise ) of the three and has not surrendered the title since.
The Columbia Center Mall was built on land newly incorporated into Kennewick, drawing growth to western Kennewick and south Richland.

1.802 seconds.