About Waxahachie, TX
Waxahachie is a part of the Dallas-metro area of Texas known as the Crape Myrtle Capital and the Gingerbread City. Major attractions include the Ellis County Courthouse and Getsendaner Park. The Scarborough Renaissance Fair takes place each spring. Among the biggest companies in Waxahachie are Georgia Pacific and Owens Corning. Navarro College and Southwestern Assemblies of God University have local branch campuses here. One of the best places to visit when you are in Waxahachie is the Ellis County Museum. Famous persons from Waxahachie include golf legend John Byron Nelson, and the oldest cowboy of the American west Tom Blasingame.
