Ghosts - Old Town Katy, Texas

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by Fiona Broome and the Hollow Hill staff ©2005

In June 2005, we began investigating the "old town" area of Katy, Texas. We began with no reports of ghosts in Old Town Katy, but a gut feeling that it might produce some good orbs.
Hollow Hill takes pride in reporting on haunted sites before any other website does; no other ghost website has (so far) discovered the ghosts of Old Town Katy.
HISTORY OF KATY, TEXAS
Katy was originally called Cane Island and is about 25 miles west of downtown Houston. It was the hunting ground of the Karankawa Indians through the 1820s.
The town was settled in the mid 1890s, the Katy post office opened in 1896, and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (MKT - called the "KT") depot was finished in 1898.
Most of the early settlers in Katy were farmers, and by the early 20th century Katy was best known for its rice crop. In 1934, the discovery well of the Katy gas field was drilled, opening new business opportunities in the town.
Today, Katy's population is about 12,000 and growing with upscale developments opening steadily, especially in the Cinco Ranch area.
However, the historic side of Katy is the focus of our early ghost investigations. All but two of the original Katy homes were lost in the 1900 hurricane that caused the Galveston Flood. We're starting our research with the oldest buildings with the most interesting history.
KATY TRAIN DEPOT
Our first stop was the old train depot at 5710 Highway Boulevard, near East Avenue and 1st Street. This wonderful old building is being restored by the Katy Historical Society.
Only a few of our depot photos show orbs, but those that do are notable:

Here's a close-up of one of the orbs:

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