Marker Inscription
In 1887 the City of Ennis was established at this site, the northern terminus of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (later part of the Southern Pacific Railroad). The city is named after early railroad official Cornelius Ennis. Expansion by the railroad at this location in 1891 spurred decades of agricultural, commercial, and industrial growth. Completion of lakes for the railroad's use and the construction of shops, a roundhouse, and offices earned Ennis renown as the junction of railroads and cotton fields. The lakes and several railroad buildings remain.
About this site
Southern Pacific Railroad in Ennis is a historical marker in Ennis, Ellis County. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3285, -96.6268 near Ennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ennis Railroad & Cultural Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Railroads in Ennis, Ennis, Town of, and Daffan, Katie.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007151. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
