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A Town Library In Action (A Study Of The Town Library As A Social Institution In Richmond, Utah, March 1939), Rulon S. Mccarrey
A Town Library In Action (A Study Of The Town Library As A Social Institution In Richmond, Utah, March 1939), Rulon S. Mccarrey
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Richmond lies on a rise of ground near the Wasatch range in the east central part of Cache Valley. In 1855 John Bair led a small party to the vicinity of Richmond to explore it. Four years later (1859) they returned and established homes. The community grew quite rapidly. In 1860 when Jesse V. Fox, territorial surveyor, made the first survey, 104 people claimed land. The first public building was a combination church and school house. A ditch connected with High Creek was built in 1860. In 1868 the village was incorporated with W. D. Hendricks as the first mayor. …