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.
