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How Did the MKT Railroad Shape Katy, TX and Its Roots?
Katy, TX is named for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad — the "MKT," spoken as "the K-T." Here's how the railroad built through the prairie by 1893, turned Katy into a rice-farming town, and left roots you can still visit today.
Niky Barker
Aug 77 min read
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