Waxahachie, Texas For Natick-class large harbor tug, see Waxahachie (YTB-814).
Waxahachie, Texas The uniquely designed Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie The uniquely designed Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie Location of Waxahachie, Texas Location of Waxahachie, Texas Waxahachie (/ w ks h t i/ wok-s -hatch-ee, unlike the Waxahatchee Creek in Alabama) is the governmental center of county of Ellis County, Texas, United States, and lies just beyond the southern suburbs of Dallas.
Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language, originally spoken in the region of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama-Coushatta citizens , who had migrated by the 1850s to easterly Texas.
That there is a Waxahatchee Creek near present-day Shelby, Alabama, suggests that Waxahachie, Texas, shares the same name etymology.
Many place names in Texas and Oklahoma have their origins in the Southeastern United States, largely due to migration and/or forced removal of various southeastern Indian tribes.
Again, this would suggest a Muscogee Creek language origin of Waxahachie.
"Waxahachie" therefore may be an anglicized pronunciation of the Muscogee compound word Wakvhvce from the Muscogee words Wakv (meaning "cow" derived from the Spanish vaca) and the Muscogee word Hvce (meaning "tail"). The United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument was unveiled in 1912 at the Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie.
A glimpse of downtown Waxahachie athwart from the courthouse The Texas Theater athwart from the courthouse hosts improve affairs in Waxahachie.
Historic Rogers Hotel is adjoining to the courthouse in Waxahachie.
Waxahachie City Hall Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie Waxahachie was established in August 1850 as the seat of the newly established Ellis County on a donated tract of territory given by early settler Emory W.
Rogers, a native of Lawrence County, Alabama, who migrated to Texas in 1839. It was incorporated on April 28, 1871, and in 1875 the state council granted investors the right to operate a rail line from Waxahachie Tap Railroad to Garrett, Texas, which greatly increased the populace of Waxahachie. From 1902 to 1942, Waxahachie was the home of Trinity University, which was a Presbyterian-affiliated institution established in 1869.
The town is the namesake of the former United States Naval Ship Waxahachie (YTB-814).
In 1988, the region around Waxahachie was chosen as the site for the Superconducting Super Collider, which was to be the world's biggest and most energetic particle accelerator, with a prepared ring circumference of 54.1 miles (87.1 km).
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Waxahachie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Non-industrial employers include Baylor Scott & White Health, Waxahachie Independent School District, Walgreen Distribution Center, Wal-Mart, HEB Grocery, and Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Texas Country Reporter Festival (hosted by Bob Phillips) The Texas Country Reporter Festival features artists, craftsmen, music, and food from all over the Lone Star State much of it featured on TCR over the years.
Waxahachie is locally known for its elaborate Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse, considered by many to be among the most beautiful of Texas's older courthouses. The town also features many examples of Victorian architecture and Gingerbread homes, a several of which have been converted into bed and breakfasts.
Parks in Waxahachie include Spring Park, Getzendaner Memorial Park, Richards Park, Sheaffer Full Life Center - Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Southwestern Assemblies of God University Football Field, Lumpkin Stadium, Southwestern Assemblies of God University Baseball Fields, Chapman Park. The town/city of Waxahachie is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective small-town governments and facilitate county-wide solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
Waxahachie is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Brian Birdwell, District 22, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican John Wray, District 10.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Waxahachie District Parole Office in Sherman. senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; since 2003 Waxahachie has been part of Texas' 6th Congressional District, which is presently represented by Republican Joe Barton.
The United States Postal Service operates the Waxahachie Post Office. Waxahachie is served by the Waxahachie Independent School District.
Waxahachie High School is classified as 5 - A and offers a range of extracurricular activities to its students, including football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, concert and marching band, drama, choir, drill team, and dozens of academic squads and clubs.
Waxahachie Global High School, an ECHS T-STEM school emphasizing instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in a small-learning-community surrounding, as well as an Early College High School, opened on August 27, 2007.
In addition to the precinct schools, Life School, a enhance charter school system, operates the 7-12 Waxahachie campus. On April 15, 2014, Life School broke ground on a new high school in Waxahachie prepared to accommodate approximately 1,000 9th-12th graders. The region is also served by a several private schools, including Waxahachie Preparatory Academy (WPA), St Joseph Catholic School and First Christian Day School.
Two post-secondary educational establishments have campuses in the town/city of Waxahachie.
Navarro College, a improve college based in Corsicana, Texas, has a ground in Waxahachie.
The Waxahachie Daily Light has served the town since 1867, and the first journal in Waxahachie, the Waxahachie Argus, was established in 1870. Additionally, there are 47 airways broadcasts inside close listening range of Waxahachie. Both Altus Emergency Center and Baylor Scott & White Health at Waxahachie furnish emergency services locally as does Ennis Regional Medical Center about 14 miles away in Ennis, Texas. Between 2003 and 2010, Waxahachie's healthcare trade added 555 jobs, making it the city's 4th biggest employment sector. Main article: List of citizens from Waxahachie, Texas The majority of Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about a nation singer, was filmed in Waxahachie.
Director Bruce Beresford deliberately avoided the city's picturesque elements and Victorian architecture, and instead filmed more non-urban locations that more closely resembled the West Texas area.
The 1984 film Places in the Heart starring Sally Field was also filmed in Waxahachie.
The 1985 film The Trip to Bountiful starring Geraldine Page was also filmed in Waxahachie.
Missionary Man stars Dolph Lundgren and was filmed in downtown Waxahachie around the Rogers Hotel and vicinity.
Additionally, the long-running tv series Walker, Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris, was filmed in Waxahachie on occasion.
Some scenes in Prison Break were filmed in Waxahachie.
Sabinas in Coahuila, Mexico, has been proposed as Waxahachie's sister city.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Waxahachie city, Texas".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
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