Katy, Tx homes for sale in the old city
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City of Katy water tower
If you are looking for the charm of older towns and neighborhoods you might consider Katy for your home. Katy has been a small town that you could identify by the large rice dryer and water tower in the middle of town, Snappy's cafe with traditional Texas food, and very good football teams. In the recent past the area was renowned for the huge number of Snow Geese that overwintered in nearby rice fields of such places as Cinco Ranch. Unfortunately the price of rice dropped to the point it was no longer feasible to grow the crop and the Snow Goose population moved further down the coast.
Rice dryer near the middle of Katy
The actual city limits of Katy lies mostly north of Interstate 10 in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties and is split by US 90, and north of Cinco Ranch. A larger area known as Katy is outside of the city limits and within the Katy Independent School District and nearly everyone in this area has a Katy postal address.To find old Katy homes for sale click here (Katy communities west of 99 and Cinco Ranch)(Katy Cinco Ranch east, Westpark Tollway, Fulshear, Pecan Grove, country homes)Katy has two museums
The townsite was set in 1895 and was named for the M-K-T Railroad (KT) that ran through it. The city was incorporated in 1945. Traditionally the town was a rail hub, had rice farming and cattle and a large natural gas field. The Katy Heritage Museum at 6002 George Bush Drive in the VFW Park. Vintage farming equipment and artifacts from Katy’s agricultural and pioneering history are on display, along with scores of old photographs and antiques.
Katy railroad museum
A downtown park is home to the historic Missouri-Kansas-Texas Depot, which has been restored to serve as an Information & Tourist Center. The Katy Heritage Society Railroad Museum is inside. The Heritage Society’s red caboose is also located on the beautifully landscaped site with benches and a town clock. To find Katy homes for sale within the city limits just look to the bottom of this page.As in all small towns the price range of homes vary greatly. There are many small subdivisions. The list price range varies from $60,000 to $875,000 in this revitalizing area.
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Katy homes for sale click here (Katy communities west of 99 and Cinco Ranch)(Katy Cinco Ranch east, Westpark Tollway, Fulshear, Pecan Grove, country homes) Fred Miller 281-924-2531, Realtor FredMiller9@gmail.com Information About Brokerage Services, Consumer Information
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