![Historical Photos](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/historical_photos-768x417.jpg)
Historical photos, preserved by the Katy Heritage Society and shared by Katy Magazine, document the history of the City of Katy.
![Flamekeepers](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/flame_keepers-768x417.jpg)
The Flamekeepers, or rather the Keepers of the Flame are responsible for preserving, documenting, and sharing the history of Katy.
![Social Life](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/social_life-768x417.jpg)
Katy’s early citizens worked hard but they also enjoyed their social life and gathering together, mostly centered around church activities.
![School Life](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/school_life-768x417.jpg)
School life in Katy consisted of children living on farms and attending school at home or in a one-room country school in the outlying areas.
![Old Oaks](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/old_oaks-768x417.jpg)
The Old Oaks of Katy are precious because historically, the town was a bald, flat prairie. It was the early citizens who planted the Oaks.
![MKT Railroad](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mkt-768x417.jpg)
The MKT Railroad, for which the town was named, connected Missouri, Kansas and Texas on untraditional North-South routes instead of East-West.
![Looking Back](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/looking_back-768x417.jpg)
Looking back, it's not difficult to think about Katy's earliest citizens who worked hard to build Katy with little more than their bare hands.
![Influences](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/influences-768x417.jpg)
Influences from northern and Midwest states shaped the way Katy was sold to outsiders who came for the rich soil and cheap land.
![Hardships](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/hardships-768x417.jpg)
The Katy community has seen its share of hardships, but none more devastating than the Galveston Hurricane that leveled the city in 1900.
![Early Life](https://katyabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/early_life-768x417.jpg)
Early life in Katy centered mostly around the rice fields and the MKT Railroad, which some believe gave rise to the town's name.