Pasco County, Florida
The story of Port Richey
Everything below is a single verifiable claim with a citation attached. Where the record is a local legend rather than a document, it says so.
founding
How it started
- 1925
Aaron M. Richey arrived from St. Joseph, Missouri and settled near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River in 1883, opening a post office on 9 July 1884. The city incorporated in 1925, in response to New Port Richey incorporating the year before.
etymology
How it got its name
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The city is named for Aaron M. Richey, the settler who opened the post office at the river mouth.
industry
What it lived on
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The river made the place - the settlement began at its mouth, and the city still carries the motto On the Beautiful Pithlachascotee River.
claim to fame
What it is known for
- 1979
Johnny Cash kept a house on the Pithlachascotee here from 1979 until 2002.
landmark
What still stands
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The Pithlachascotee River, the city's original reason for being and the feature its motto names.
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Gulf View Square, the enclosed shopping mall just north of the city.