DFW day trips and backroad destinations
Brief Waxahachie is known as the The Gingerbread City for all its late 19th century Victorian-style homes and buildings. The Ellis County Courthouse is the crown jewel of the Waxahachie town square. The Ellis County Courthouse was constructed in 1897 from plans drawn up by noted architect J. Riely Gordon.
County History Before Lampasas County was created, John Burleson, an early settler, deeded land to his daughters, Elizabeth Scott and Martha Moore. After it became popular belief that the spring water in Lampasas possessed healing powers, Elizabeth laid out lots for a town and offered them for sale. Lots were priced between $5.00 and $12.50. [...]
A Brief History and Photos The Lampasas County Courthouse was constructed in 1883 and is the work of noted Waco architect W. C. Dodson. From the escapades of the Horrell brothers outlaw gang to the commercial success of the mineral springs and bathhouses after the arrival of the railroad line from Galveston in 1882—Lampasas Texas [...]