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Old Town of Cannon |
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Van Alstyne,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 26' 17.38460000004",
-96° 29' 1.29216000012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Founded 1852 by Elijah Cannon, who came from South Carolina with his children and slaves, to develop 700 acres of land. Family established a church, cotton gin, grist mill, wagon factory. By 1885 town had an academy and 400 people. Bypassed by Houston & Texas Central Railroad, it declined rapidly in the 1890s.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Old Town of Cannon Historical Marker Location Map, Van Alstyne, Texas
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