HOME





Lake Waxahachie
Lake Waxahachie is located south of Waxahachie, Texas. The reservoir is situated east of Interstate 35E. Several creeks feed into the lake, including the Waxahachie Creek to the east and South Prong Creek South Prong Creek is a creek in Ellis County, Texas. The creek rises south of Midlothian and flows east, running south of U.S. Highway 287 from Midlothian to Waxahachie. The creek then flows through the Scarborough Renaissance Festival groun ... to the west. References Lakes of Texas {{US-lake-stub Bodies of water of Ellis County, Texas ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. The city was founded in 1850, and incorporated in 1871. Much of the employment is provided by a number of industries and by educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools, a community college and a private university. In the mid-1980s, the city became a filming location for a number of movies and occasional episodes of television series. Etymology Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native Americans in the United States, Native American language. One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language, originally spoken in the area of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama people, Alabama-Coushatta people, who had migrated by the 1850s to eastern Texas. In the Alabama language, ''waakasi hachi'' means "calf's tail" (the Alabama word ''waaka'' being a loan from Spanish ''vaca''). A Waxa ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Interstate 35E (Texas)
Interstate 35E (I-35E), a north–south Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 in Texas, I-35, where it splits to serve the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. I-35 splits into two branch routes, Interstate 35W (Texas), I-35W and I-35E, at Hillsboro, Texas, Hillsboro. I-35E travels north for , maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It travels through Dallas before rejoining with I-35W to reform I-35 in Denton, Texas, Denton. During the early years of the Interstate Highway System, branching Interstates with directional suffixes, such as N, S, E, and W, were common nationwide. On every other Interstate nationwide, these directional suffixes have been phased out by redesignating the suffixed route numbers with a loop or spur route number designation (such as Interstate 270 (Maryland), I-270 in Maryland, which was once I-70S) or, in some cases, were assigned a different route number (such as Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey), I-76, which was once I-80 ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Waxahachie Creek
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. The creek skirts Lake Waxahachie, flowing under U.S. Highway 77 before flowing into Lake Bardwell near Ennis Ennis ( , meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in Cou .... History Some of the earliest settlers of the area were the families of William Alden Hawkins and Larkin Newton, who moved to the area in 1848. For Hawkins to claim his of land from the Peters Colony group, he was required to build a house on the property he chose along the mouth of Waxahachie Creek before July 1, 1848. The structure was built before the required deadline, and the land near the present-day Hawkins Spring went to the Hawki ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


South Prong Creek
South Prong Creek is a creek in Ellis County, Texas. The creek rises south of Midlothian and flows east, running south of U.S. Highway 287 from Midlothian to Waxahachie. The creek then flows through the Scarborough Renaissance Festival grounds before meeting Lake Waxahachie at Interstate 35E. History The creek is named after South Prong, a former community that was located beside the creek before the Lake Waxahachie was created.Forth Worth Genealogical Society: Ghost Towns – South Prong, Ellis County, TX.
Accessed 11 Sep 2022.


See also

*

picture info

Lakes Of Texas
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. A * Lake Abilene *Addicks Reservoir * Lake Alan Henry * Alvarado Park Lake *Amistad Reservoir (extends into Coahuila, Mexico) * Lake Amon G. Carter *Lake Anahuac (once known as Turtle Bay) * Aquilla Lake * Amarillo Lake * Lake Arlington (Texas) * Lake Arrowhead * Lake Athens (formerly known as Flat Creek Reservoir) *Lake Austin * Averhoff Reservoir B * Lake B. A. Steinhagen * Balmorhea Lake *Lake Bardwell * Lake Bastrop *Baylor Creek Reservoir * Lake Bellwood *Belton Lake *Benbrook Lake * Big Creek Reservoir * Big Lake * Blue Wing Lake * Lake Bob Sandlin * Lake Boehmer * Bois D’Arc Lake * Bonham City Lake * Bonham State Park Lake * Boerne City Lake * Brady Creek Reservoir * Brandy Branch Reservoir * Braunig Lake * Lake Brelsford * Brevelle Lake *Lake Bridgeport (formerly known as Bridgeport Reservoir) * Br ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]