Grape carnivals, town fairs, grape festivals and the first Benton County Fair in 1948 had long established tradition of festivals flavored as fairs in Kennewick. But 1949 saw the addition of the rodeo to the event.
It was 75 baseball seasons ago that Tri-City professional baseball originated, although not the 75th season of play here. A handful of seasons passed in which the Tri-Cities did not field a team.
Andrew Carnegie once was denied admission to a community library because he was too poor. He grew up to become the richest man in the world. So, he built a library.
A boy who roamed Pasco streets and attended Pasco schools as a child had become a legendary figure in Hollywood by the time of his death, and had 10 times been nominated for an Academy Award for his work.
It was as wild and woolly a town that could have ever been found on the frontier. Springing up at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers, Ainsworth came before the cities of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland staked out identities.
