To: oilfieldtrash
This question is off topic, but we were in Texas for about 3 mos and I noticed a lot of "things" were named Katy. What's the history of that?
14 posted on
09/23/2005 7:08:08 PM PDT by
abigailsmybaby
("This is the sort of English up with which I will not put." Winston Churchill)
To: abigailsmybaby
I noticed a lot of "things" were named Katy. No, not really. Katy is a town that used to be the first civilization west of Houston on I-10. It has mushroomed into a bedroom community and a lot of roads in the area will say, for example, "Katy-Cypress Road". That's because when it was built, it was the road between the town of Katy and the town of Cypress that has now been swallowed up by greater Houston.
Now, when you get to Galveston, you'll see a lot of things named "Moody". That's because that was the richest family in town for decades and they were philathropists. So you'll see Moody this and Moody that because so many things were named after one of the Moodys.
23 posted on
09/23/2005 7:33:32 PM PDT by
Tall_Texan
(Austin TX - and staying put.)
To: abigailsmybaby
Most of it is because of the Missouri - Kansas- Texas Railroad, also known as the KATY.
37 posted on
09/23/2005 8:46:19 PM PDT by
centexan
(caught you looking - this space for rent)
To: abigailsmybaby
This question is off topic, but we were in Texas for about 3 mos and I noticed a lot of "things" were named Katy. Uhhh errrr...dunno....
48 posted on
09/24/2005 2:55:33 AM PDT by
cbkaty
(I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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