[1] Cordelia Matthews Washington established the Negro Corporation School in the early 1900s.
She died in 1937, and Washington High School was renamed in her honor circa 1942.
[2] The final school building received its dedication on December 8, 1950.
Leola A. Washington was the initial principal of the school's elementary division and Professor Robert M. Harris was the initial principal of the high school division.
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