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Urch, Richard
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Richard Urch came to Lethbridge in 1884 and established Stop-Over House at Fort Kipp in partnership with William H. Long. He was born in England in 1860 and died at Lethbridge in 1924. He returned to England in 1891 to marry the sister of William Long, Elizabeth Long. Elizabeth died at Lethbridge in 1945. They had three children. A large ranch house was built and the stage coach left Fort Macleod at 9:00 a.m., stopped at the Urch Long Ranch for lunch, and reached Lethbridge in the evening. The family also had cattle and had the UL brand.