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Waxahachie welcome sign. Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. [9] One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language, originally spoken in the area of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama-Coushatta people, who had migrated by the 1850s to eastern Texas.
The West End Historic District in Waxahachie, Texas is a 77-acre (31 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] It is mainly seven blocks of W. Main St. and four blocks of W. Jefferson St., and includes properties on cross streets as well (see map on page 67 of NRHP document).
Location of Ellis County in Texas This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Texas . There are eight districts, 114 individual properties, and one former property listed on the National Register in the county.
The Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library was established to recognize and tell the stories of African Americans with ties to the city of Waxahachie, Texas. [1] The museum and library are housed in a historic fraternal building in Waxahachie, Texas.
Lake Waxahachie is located about five miles south of Waxahachie in Ellis County, Texas. Owned and operated by Ellis County Water Control and Improvement District Number One on behalf of the city of Waxahachie, the lake was formed by impounding the Waxahachie Creek in 1956. The water covers about 650 acres and has a maximum depth around 50.
Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic church at 110 N. Aiken St. Waxahachie, Texas. It was built in 1917 and added to the National Register in 1986. Photo gallery
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Waxahachie Creek is a creek in Ellis County, Texas. The creek rises in Midlothian and flows for 23 miles, running parallel with U.S. Highway 287 from Midlothian to Waxahachie. [1] The creek skirts Lake Waxahachie, flowing under U.S. Highway 77 before flowing into Lake Bardwell near Ennis. [2] [3]