Twin Wells Community

Twin Wells Community. . The Twin Wells community, located in today's southeastern Irving, emerged during the late 1800s. The area was named for two water wells that stood on opposite sides of the Eagle Ford Trail near the Eagle Ford Crossing., Settlers traveling west from Dallas used the Eagle Ford Trail, which ran along the banks of the Trinity River, crossed the West Fork and continued into what is now Irving. The two wells provided welcome relief to weary travelers. , Residents of Twin Wells farmed, kept dairy herds and raised poultry. Attempts to get a post office failed for lack of population. By the 1920s, the community's businesses included a lumber yard, general store and an automobile garage. , The Twin Wells area population peaked at about 150 in 1940. The community had no school, and children in Twin Wells attended the Irving schools. , Right-of-way acquisition for State Highway Loop 12 in the mid-1940s, cut the community in two. In 1951, the City of Irving annexed the area. Twin Wells Park bears the legacy of the community's name., Captions , (Photo #1) Flooding at Twin Wells , Twin Wells residents pose on the flooded banks along the West Fork of the Trinity River. During heavy rains the Elm and West Forks would flood, and people in the area would be cut off from Dallas and the surrounding communities until the water receded. , (Photo #2) Twin Wells Store , H.P. Hinton opened the Twin Wells store in 1924 along the Eagle Ford Trail, near today's intersection of Shady Grove and Loop 12. He operated the store until he sold it in 1939. Hinton is seen in front of his store in this 1926 photo.