City of Richardson

City Of Richardson was founded in 1871, and is located at 411 W Arapaho Rd in Richardson. Additional information is available at www.cor.net or by contacting Gary Slagel at (972) 744-4100.

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In the 1840s, settlers from Tennessee and Kentucky began arriving in the Richardson area which was inhabited by Comanche and Caddo Indian tribes. Several of the earliest families clustered around an area later named Breckinridge in honor of the Vice President of the United States from 1857-1861. The town was situated near the what is now RichlandCollege and consisted of a general store, a...