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In 1883, Aaron M. Richey arrived from St. Joseph, Missouri, and settled near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River. He established a post office in his home on July 9, 1884. Port Richey was incorporated as a municipality in 1925, in response to the incorporation of New Port Richey the previous year.

March 6, 1954: 4 in (100 mm) of snow accumulates at Milton Experimental Station, Santa Rosa County, within a 24-hour period, the highest such total for Florida according to official modern records. [28] March 28, 1955: Snowfall accumulates to 1 inch (25 mm) in Marianna along the Florida Panhandle. [29]

Meteorological history [ edit] A satellite image of the Storm of the Century on March 13, 1993. A volcanic winter is thought to have started with the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The temperature in the stratosphere rose to several degrees higher than normal, due to the absorption of radiation by the aerosol.

New Port Richey East is located at 28°15′36″N 82°41′26″W (28.259991, -82.690636). [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2 ), of which 3.6 square miles (9.3 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (1.64%) is water. Demographics [ edit]

Originating near Crews Lake, the river flows for over 23 miles (37 km) [4] to the south and west, flowing through the Starkey Wilderness Park before turning northwest through downtown New Port Richey, entering the Gulf of Mexico at Miller's Bayou. A Florida State Canoe Trail runs along the river.