Two Washingtonians, William Shean and George Duran, were seriously injured by a train while walking to Indianapolis. They were both struck by the train when they fell asleep on the tracks close to their destination.
Below are some illustrations of Washington made for the 1873 Tazewell County Plat Book.
The Sherman House, later the Danforth Hotel, then the City Building.
The Tobias building on Walnut Street, now Marlene Miller's studio. The one-story section was razed long ago.
100 N. Main, destroyed by fire in 1933. Current location of Jim Maloof Realtors.