Indigenous
Wichita Falls
Texas (TX)est. 1876pop. 102,316/WICH-ih-taw FAWLZ/
The meaning
“Falls of the Wichita River”
How it got the name
The town was named for a modest cascade on the Wichita River. A flood destroyed the falls in 1886, leaving the city named for a landmark that no longer existed. In 1987 residents built an artificial 54-foot waterfall so the name would make sense again.