West Tawakoni in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Lake Tawakoni

Photographed by Gary Estep, May 3, 2026

1. Lake Tawakoni Marker

Inscription. One of the largest lakes wholly within Texas. Completed 1960, it covers 36,700 acres. Impounded by 5.5-mile-long iron bridge dam on Sabine River, it has a shore line of 200 miles. Constructed and owned by the Sabine River Authority of Texas. Financed by city of Dallas under terms of a water supply contract. Other towns also buy lake's water.

Prehistoric animal bones and remains of a Tawakoni Indian village were discovered here. Lake is operated under Iron Bridge Division, S.R.A. of Texas. It embraces Wind Point Park, a public recreational resort.

Erected 1970 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7811.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Paleontology • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 32° 54.196′ N, 96° 0.428′ W. Marker is in West Tawakoni, Texas, in Hunt County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 276 and Tomahawk Drive, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 276. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1941 E

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State Hwy 276, Quinlan TX 75474, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Texas Sharpshooter (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hooker Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lone Oak Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Lone Oak Methodist Church (approx. 7½ miles away); Isaac Newton Gresham (approx. 8.3 miles away); Camp Matthew F. Locke, C.S.A. (approx. 8.4 miles away); Caddo Indians in Hunt County (approx. 8.8 miles away); Ables Springs (approx. 9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Judge James Hooker (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 8, 2024

2. Lake Tawakoni Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 8, 2024

3. Lake Tawakoni Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 3, 2026, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.