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Van Zandt County, Texas
Historical Markers in Canton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 10 Texas historical markers in Canton, in Van Zandt County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Strange But True, Cowboys & Cattle, and Oil Boom. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2013.
Start with these Canton stories
- Oran Milo Robertsplaced 1998
(July 9, 1815 - May 19, 1898) A South Carolina-born Alabama legislator, Oran M. Roberts came to San Augustine, Texas in 1841.
- Dipping Vatplaced 1973
Before discovery of a dip (1894) and vaccine (1898), the American cattle industry faced ruin, as it lost $40 million annually from cattle tick fever.
- Dixie Hotelplaced 2013
On September 2, 1915, the Canton Herald announced plans for a new hotel. Its site along the Dixie Highway gave the hotel its name and a prime…
- Cadwell Walton Rainesplaced 1998
(September 18, 1839 - August 2, 1906) Born in Georgia, Raines came to Texas in 1858. After serving in Gen. R. M. Gano's Texas Cavalry Regiment in the…
- Canton: The Misplaced County Seatplaced 2005
The Texas Legislature created Van Zandt County in 1848. It originally included nearly 2,000 square miles of territory.
- George Washington Tull, Sr.placed 2011
George Washington Tull, Sr. (1827-1917), better known as G. W. Tull, was one of the earliest and most successful merchants in Canton.
Canton on the Texas history calendar
All 10 historical markers in Canton
Historical markers near Canton
- Grand Saline8 stories · 11 mi
- Van7 stories · 13 mi
- Wills Point9 stories · 13 mi
- Mabank5 stories · 19 mi
- Emory6 stories · 22 mi
- Mineola13 stories · 24 mi
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