1975
Washington went all out celebrating their Sesquicentennial.
The Freedom Train came through town on its nationwide tour.
The Washington Township building was constructed at the corner of Valley Forge and Wilmor roads. The land was donated to the Township by the Washington State Bank as it was part of their purchase when it had moved the bank several years previous.
Meadow Valley Park opened between Washington and Sunnyland.
St. Patrick's crowns its first state champions of any kind when Lisa Landry, Lori Bolton, Terri Ross, and Mary Kay Koening prevail in the 880 yd relay at the 5th & 6th grade girls state track meet.
In 1975 Pizza Hut approached the town about constructing a new restaurant. The site they chose was the southwest corner of Hillcrest and Washington Roads, the site of the current Washington Medical Center. This desire by the company led to a flurry of opposition by residents on Hillcrest Drive, who did not want a beer-serving Pizza Hut in their neighborhood. As a result of the opposition Pizza Hut voluntarily scrapped plans for the site and found a new site at the corner of Wilmor and Peoria Street.
In June 1975 the Browns moved to 701 Birkett Court near the high school and became the first Black family to move into the city limits of Washington. Clarence and Terri Brown and their children Clarence Jr., Towanda, and Natasha settled into the neighborhood and by all accounts assimilated very comfortably with their neighbors.
Marshall's Tavern on the Square succumbed to fire on a cold December night.
WCHS Spanish teacher Donald Thomas tragically passed away in March while on a tour of Morocco with twelve students. Thomas had been a teacher at the school since 1957.