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| City of Waxahachie Welcome sign |
Two of the Road Warriors recently make a day-trip to visit Waxahachie, TX.. It is another quaint, small town that is easy to drive to and return home in a short day-trip.
Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce
Waxahachie was founded in 1850. There is some mystery about what the name means. Some attribute the name to meaning "cow" or "buffalo" in a Native American language, others for a creek in Alabama. .
At the last census in 2010, the population was at 29,621. As the town is very picturesque and rural it makes for an ideal backdrop for movies. Two very famous movies were filmed there, "Tender Mercies" and "Places In The Heart".
Waxahachie is the county seat for Ellis county. Due to a fascination with county court houses, for The Travelling Toe the first stop had to be the magnificent county courthouse. A separate post will highlight it.
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| Ellis County Courthouse |
After we finished at the courthouse, we visited The Ellis County Museum which is just caddy-corner from the courthouse. It is housed in the 1889 Masonic Temple building. The exhibits focus on Ellis County residents from the the mid 1800's, early 1900's and the earliest Native American inhabitants. It is fun just to stroll around and look at all the interesting artifacts and mementos of daily life during this time period. And the price is certainly affordable - free, but donations are appreciated!
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| The Ellis County Museum |
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| Model of the Waxahachie Chautauqua |
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| Original sandstone hitching post |
At that point we were so hungry and just walked across the street to the Dove's Nest Restaurant. Oh my, the food was so very good. We each enjoyed what we had ordered and were so full we were unable to order dessert - sniff, sniff.
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| The Dove's Nest Restaurant |
The Dove's Nest Restaurant
We walked down a block and visited the Gingerbread Antique Mall. Many treasure were on display and anyone would be able to find something that you just need to take home with you!
Gingerbread Antique Mall
We decided that the day was hurrying along so on the way out of town, we made a stop at the Waxahachie Chautauqua. The Travelling Toe's companion had visited it with her parents when she was a very young girl. She was so excited to see it again as it brought back some happy memories for her. it was closed up but we did drive around it. It is an unusual octagon shaped open-air auditorium. It was neglected and almost demolished but in the 1970's is was rescued and rebuilt. Eventually is was awarded a Texas Historical Marker and a added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Getzendaner Memorial Park |
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| Waxahachie Chautauqua |
Waxahachie Chautauqua
It was time for us to bid farewell to Waxahachie and make our way back to Fort Worth. But what a fun day we had and we just might have to return for some more antique shopping!
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