So from Ennis we traveled Hwy. 287 West to Waxahachie to see the beautiful courthouse. It was 5:15 when we arrived, but the doors were still open so we got to explore a tiny bit in the basement where they have pics from the past & a little history of the place - very interesting!
This is a famous courthouse featured in many movies about the west & Texas. It has a story that has survived the years....one of the Italian artisans fell in love with a Waxahachie beauty & he fashioned her lovely face in stone above the east entrance. When she did not return his ardor he created monstrous faces on the rest of the detail. When the boys heard this they were determined to find all the faces on the bldg. We did find her face & the gargoyles, but we also found these 2 faces & now wonder what their story could be? Overall a neat, interesting experience for the boys that we might have passed up.
Check out this neat book "Off The Beaten Path" from the Insider's Guide by June Naylor - it helps make exploring our Texas fun in out of the way places!
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