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Scyene, Dallas

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In the mid to late 1950s, a developer built homes and shopping in the area called Riverway Estates/Bruton Terrace, named for the homes lining the water formed by the lake known as Lake June. While the dam on Prairie Creek is now open, and the bulk of the lake has dwindled, the lake still exists. The
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was built in the city. Prior to that the town had been called either Thorpville or Prairie Creek. The town name was suggested by James Beeman with the spelling of "Seine," but residents first spelled it "Sceyne," which eventually changed to Scyene.
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bypassed the town due to its refusal to build a depot at its own expense, causing a slow decline of the town into today's Dallas neighborhood and giving rise to the city of Mesquite, where the railroad built its own depot.
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eastern portion of this development is located in what was once part of the town of Scyene. Scyene was annexed to Dallas in 1950.
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At its zenith, in 1873, Scyene had a population of approximately 300, a
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town
Dallas County
Texas
downtown Dallas
Mesquite
post office
Jesse
Frank James
Cole
Bob Younger
Belle Starr
Civil War
Masonic Lodge
saloons
Texas and Pacific Railway
Historical Marker ~ Scyene Meeting Place
Historical Marker ~ Old Scyene Road
Scyene, Texas
Handbook of Texas
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Dallas County, Texas
County seat
Dallas‡
Cities
Balch Springs

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