1950
Oliver Thomas Park is dedicated.
In August 1950 the Federal Government purchased the lot at the northeast corner of Wood and Peoria Streets, the site of the current NAPA dealership, with the intention of constructing a new post office. Up until that point the post office had been on the square. The post office on Wood Street was never built and the Government sold the land in 1954. The post office remained around the square until 1962 when the current building was built on High Street.
1950 saw Ankabar Acres in its heyday, one of the finest horse breeding facilities in the United States. Much of the land would later become I.C.C.
With post-war development exploding in Washington, the U.S. Census figures for Washington total 4,285 residents, up from 2,456 in 1940 and 1,741 just 20 years earlier in 1930.
With post-war development exploding in Washington, the U.S. Census figures for Washington total 4,285 residents, up from 2,456 in 1940 and 1,741 just 20 years earlier in 1930.
