GENERAL - Second oldest community in Dallas County.  Founded on the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad about 1850.  Highest point in county.  Post Office granted before 1856.  Like most cities in the Metroplex, growth paralleled other areas.  Home to private school, Northwood Institute.

LAKES - Joe Pool and Mountain Creek

CEDAR HILL STATE PARK - 1,850 acre park on east shore of Joe Pool Lake amid rolling cedar covered hills; camping, trailer facilities, picnicking shelters, swimming, rest rooms and showers, hiking and fishing.  Although considered an urban park because of its location, the beauty of the woods makes it a popular destination for D/FW residents.  At night, the metroplex skyline lights are reflected softly n the lake.

PENN FARM AGRICULTURAL HISTORY CENTER  depicts farming right before and after World War II when there was a change in agriculture from being an enterprise of self-sufficient small farms to more of an agribusiness.  Exhibits housed in 1918 barn, a Model T garage, two granaries and other restored structures interpret the farm site and life of the middle class farmers who worked the land from the 1920s t the 1960s. Phone 972-291-3900