Richland

[ rich-luhnd ]

/ ˈrɪtʃ lənd /

a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works.Compare Hanford (def. 2).

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He went to Richland High School, whose mascot was the Bombers and whose logo was, and remains, a mushroom cloud.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble|Eric Nusbaum|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He spent the evening with a party of shovelers working his way from Richland to Pierrepont Manor.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford
Just beyond the place is a large stream called Richland creek, spanned by a large covered bridge.
History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry|R. C. Rankin
Miss Richland has a very pretty face, but she looks more like a soubrette or smart actress than a woman of fashion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850|Various

The company being full, the men held a meeting at Richland for the election of officers.
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories|Alexander K. McClure
From Richland he was promoted to the more important, similar post at Norwood.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford