In the 1890s, the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company installed pumps and ditches to bring water for agriculture into the Kennewick Highlands. Once there was a reliable water source, orchards and vineyards were planted 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. The turn of the century saw the creation of the city's first newspaper, the Columbia Courier. Kennewick was officially incorporated on February 5, 1904. and the name of the newspaper changed to the Kennewick Courier in 1905 to reflect this change. In the following decade, an unsuccessful bid attempted to move the seat of Benton County from Prosser to Kennewick. There have been other unsuccessful attempts to make this move throughout the city's history, most recently in 2010.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 the 1890s the northern pacific irrigation company installed pumps and ditches to bring water for agriculture into the kennewick highlands once there was a reliable water source orchards and vineyards were planted all over the kennewick area strawberries were another successful cropgibson elizabeth "benton county – thumbnail history"  historylinkorg march 29 2004 retrieved february 28 2010 the turn of the century saw the creation of the city's first newspaper the columbia courier kennewick was officially incorporated on february 5 1904 and the name of the newspaper changed to the kennewick courier in 1905 to reflect this change in the following decade an unsuccessful bid attempted to move the seat of benton county from prosser to kennewick there have been other unsuccessful attempts to make this move throughout the city's history most recently in 2010gibson elizabeth "voters fail to move benton county seat from prosser following rivalry with benton city and kennewick on november 5 1912" historylinkorg may 29 2006 retrieved february 28 2010