Old Town of Cannon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 33° 26.331 W 096° 29.021
14S E 733923 N 3702771
Roadside marker at a major intersection that is easily ignored unless you are paying attention.
Waymark Code: WMAMEZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 7343

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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. (1968)
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