The Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1871.
Newspapers nationwide reported that the Cleveland Children's Aid Society sent a 134-member delegation to Washington in August. It is unknown why this took place.
James Smith, one of Washington's pioneers arriving in 1837, went missing.
Dr. Gaius P. Wood passed away in Washington.
The founder of Washington, William Holland, died in 1871. A huge parade of citizens walked from the center of town down muddy roads to the Old City Cemetery, where he was buried.