Grayson
County TXGenWeb Historical Markers Old Town of Cannon
Old Town of Cannon Hwy 121 N 33.43171 W 096.50517 Founded in 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 the Houston
and Texas Railroad, it declined rapidly in the 1890s
Grayson
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