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Richardson
County was named for Hon. William A. Richardson,
of Illinois, who was the third Territorial
Governor. The organization of the
county in 1854, when it was created by
Proclamation
of acting Governor Cuming.
Upon assembling
the first Territorial Legislature, in
1855, the county was re-organized in present
form. When it was first created it
occupied a
large amount of the space now a part of
Johnson and Pawnee Counties. The county
seat is
Falls City.
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving,
Kansas Tornado" passed thru Richardson
County. It
had a path of damage 800 yards wide and
100 miles long. Eighteen people were
killed and sizty were
injured.
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Last
updated August 30, 2008
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All
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credited, has been transcribed
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contributed by: Frances Cooley
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