Memories of Ennis - Lake or no Lake

A new lake was proposed by Ennis Mayor J. P. Clark and City Commissioners J. N. Goodwin and Howard Thomas in 1938 and a citizens meeting was called at City Hall. The lake was to be located south of the current lake and would add 134 additional acres to the property.  It was estimated the project would cost $105,000, two-thirds of which would be paid for by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) a…