I wish she could have seen this wonderful tribute to her father. Thank you South Jeff for all of your hard work and dedication to this web site and your school. Porter Mr. Wilson was an inspiration in many ways, thus it is clear to see why we continue to take pride in our Wilson building today in his memory. That's right, the entire south wing of the building blew away in a fierce explosion caused by a natural gas leak. Fortunately no one was seriously injured and surrounding properties suffered only moderate damage.
Firefighters survey the damage.
As they were pulling in to investigate from the North side, according to accounts from the Journal, the South wing exploded. The force was enough to blow out windows on several houses nearby, and debris was scattered over a large area. Twenty families were temporarily evacuated from their homes as a precaution. Today, only the North side of the Wilson building built in 1927 remains original. If anyone would like to add anything to this page please e-mail me.