Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station (Katy Depot)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station (Katy Depot)
Hillsboro, Texas (TX), US
In 1881 the railroads arrived in Hillsboro and along with them came jobs and prosperity. As a result of the railroads, county population grew after 1881 and well into the early decades of the Twentieth Century. Because of the available rail transportation and jobs, German and other European immigrants came to the county to settle. Cotton also contributed to the prosperity of Hill County, but after the 1930's cotton production declined probably because of the Depression, and the advent of synthetic fabrics.
In 1881 the railroads arrived in Hillsboro and along with them came jobs and prosperity. As a result of the railroads, county population grew after 1881 and well into the early decades of the Twentieth Century. Because of the available rail transportation and jobs, German and other European immigrants came to the county to settle. Cotton also contributed to the prosperity of Hill County, but after the 1930's cotton production declined probably because of the Depression, and the advent of synthetic fabrics.
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