Editing Washington Terrace, Utah (section)

== Historical events ==
Washington Terrace had its foundings when it was developed in 1948 from a war time housing project. [[George Herman Van Leeuwen]] was instrumental in securing the land from the federal government and acted as the President of the Board of Directors. Due to his role in the organizing of the community, it was proposed to be named VanLeeuwenville, which was voted down for a variety of reasons.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The second to last person in America to be executed by firing squad, [[John Albert Taylor]], raped and murdered Charla King in Washington Terrace in 1988.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Mayor Mark Allen was chosen by a dice roll when the 2003 election ended in a tie.<ref name=dice>{{cite news | last = Fattah | first = Geoffrey | date = November 15, 2003 | title = S. Jordan's 'photo finish' decided by a photocopier | url = https://www.deseret.com/2003/11/15/19795935/s-jordan-s-photo-finish-decided-by-a-photocopier | work = [[Deseret News]] | location = [[South Jordan, Utah]] | access-date = February 6, 2021}}</ref>

On September 22, 2016, an EF1 tornado struck the city at approximately 3:30 PM MDT, part of a line of storms that caused moderate damage throughout the [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area]]. One person sustained an injury from the tornado.<ref>[https://weather.com/news/news/washington-terrace-panguitch-utah-tornado-damage Utah tornado damage]</ref>