Belton, TX, United States
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (KATY) Railroad Bridge. Railroads greatly impacted the development of Texas by allowing year-round transport and delivery of goods. The Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad bypassed Belton in 1881, and residents arranged for the rail line to build a spur into the city. In 1
882, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas (Katy) Railroad came to Belton and established a bridge across the Leon River, making Belton a shipping center for area cotton growers. Circa 1900, the Katy Railroa
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