1 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab. Unexpected Results? Search the Catalog Instead.
Results:
1 - 1 of
1
- [Texas Historical Commission Marker: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]
-
PhotographPhotograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in Denison, Texas. Text: In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1870, with construction completed to the border of Indian Territory, the line was renamed the Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railroad. This title was often shortened to M-K-T, which led to the familiar nickname by which the line is best known - "The Katy". Following the route of an old cattle trail, the Katy became the first railroad to cross Indian …