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Royal City is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,140 at the 2010 census. ==History== Royal City was founded in 1956 and officially incorporated on February 14, 1962.〔http://royalcitywa.org/history.html〕 The townsite was previously named Royal Flats, and the entire area Royal Slope, thus the name Royal City.〔 During the 1960s, there was a Titan I ICBM silo located near the town.〔http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7965〕 Today, this small farming community is most known for producing a wide variety of crops, thanks to a long growing season. Apples, cherries, peaches, timothy and alfalfa hay, melons, potatoes, onions, wine grapes, pears, mint and corn are grown in this area. The Royal slope area is a popular place for birders, hunters, and golfers as well. The Royal Knights (Royal High School) have won division 1A state football titles in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2005, and 2007.〔http://www.rhs.royal.wednet.edu/sports/football/knightstradition.html〕 The Royal High Knight mascot and colors, black and gold, were selected by the ASB class officers of 1965. 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「Royal City, Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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