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[0:00] Before there were roads, before there were rooftops,
[0:04] there was open prairie, buffalo, roaming free. This land carried stories long
[0:11] before it carried a name. From Chief Blackhawk and native tribes to the first
[0:16] settlers building homesteads and gathering at Glazer's General Store, a
[0:21] foundation was forming. In 1926, a vision became official. Richton Park was
[0:27] mapped, but its spirit that was already alive through courage and sacrifice.
[0:33] From the Underground Railroad guiding freedom forward to the building of the
[0:38] Sock Trail vioaduct, the trains that connected us and the rise of roads and
[0:44] neighborhoods through generations to today. Every challenge, every triumph,
[0:50] every family story. 100 years later, we are still standing.
[0:56] Happy 100 years, Richton Park. Here's to the legacy behind us and the future
[1:02] ahead.