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Kennewick () is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and the Snake. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities (the others being Pasco across the Columbia and Richland across the Yakima). The population was 73,917 at the 2010 census. April 1, 2013 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the city's population at 76,410. The nearest commercial airport is the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, a regional commercial and private airport. ==History== Kennewick Man is the name for the remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in 1996. The remains are notable for their age (some 9,300 years), and also for having Caucasoid features, despite almost certainly being indigenous. Ownership of the bones has been a matter of great controversy. The name "Kennewick" is believed to be a native word meaning "grassy place." It has also been called "winter paradise," mostly because of the mild winters in the area. In the past, Kennewick has also been known by other names. Arguably the strangest was "Tehe" which was allegedly attributed to the reaction from a native girl's laughter when asked the name of the region. During the 1880s, steamboats and railroads connected what would become known as Kennewick to the other settlements along the Columbia River. In 1887, a temporary railroad bridge was constructed by the Northern Pacific Railroad connecting Kennewick and Pasco. That bridge could not endure winter ice on the Columbia and was partially swept away in the first winter. A new, more permanent bridge was built in its place in 1888. Until this time, rail freight from Minneapolis to Tacoma had to cross the river via ferry.〔(First trains cross the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge spanning the Columbia River between Pasco and Kennewick on December 3, 1887. ) at (HistoryLink.org ). Retrieved November 16, 2009.〕 In the 1890s, the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company installed pumps and ditches to bring water for agriculture in the Kennewick Highlands. Once there was a reliable water source, orchards and vineyards sprung up all over the Kennewick area. Strawberries were another successful crop.〔Gibson, Elizabeth. ("Benton County – Thumbnail History" ). ''HistoryLink.org''. March 29, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2010.〕 Kennewick was officially incorporated on February 5, 1904. In 1912, there was an unsuccessful bid to move the seat of Benton County from Prosser to Kennewick.〔Gibson, Elizabeth. ("Voters fail to move Benton County seat from Prosser following rivalry with Benton City and Kennewick on November 5, 1912." ) ''HistoryLink.org''. May 29, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2010.〕 In 1915, Kennewick was connected to the Pacific Ocean with the opening of the Dalles-Celilo Canal. In the prologue to World War II, the United States opened the Hanford nuclear site roughly nine miles northwest of Kennewick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Google Maps )〕 Its purpose originally to help produce nuclear weaponry, and indeed the plutonium refined there made it into the Fat Man bomb used to attack Nagasaki in the decisive final blow of World War II. Many employees of that site commuted from Kennewick then, and as the site's purpose has evolved, there has continually been a tremendous influence from the site on the workforce and economy of Kennewick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In strange twist, Hanford cleanup creates latest boom )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kennewick, Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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