Sachse

Before 1886, the area that became Sachse was farm and ranch land settled by only a few people. In 1886, when the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad wanted to build tracks through the area, William Sachse donated land, and in return the company agreed to lay out a townsite, build a train station, and name the stop Sachse. By 1956, Sachse had grown beyond a tiny rural settlement and was nearing a population of almost 400, but it lacked basic residential services. Dallas County's Road and Bridge Department maintained the streets, the sheriff's office provided law enforcement, and residents and businesses relied on shallow wells for water and individual septic systems for sewage. Although the construction of Lake Lavon in 1948 and the creation of the North Texas Municipal Water District in 1951 brought water to nearby communities, Sachse could not receive district water because it was not incorporated. Residents therefore voted to incorporate on April 14, 1956, then approved the sale of $90,000 in bonds to build a water supply system. The construction contract included a small cinder block pump station at this site, and during the early years after incorporation that building also served as city hall, hosting many meetings and decisions that shaped Sachse's growth until city offices moved elsewhere in 1966.

Sachse, Texas · United States