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CANTON,
TEXAS First
Monday Trade DaysVan
Zandt County Seat, North
Central Texas
One mile S of I-20 on Hwy 19
60 miles SE of
Dallas
Population:
3,292 (2000)
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A
mural near the courthouse
depicts the former courthouse (lower left).
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, December 2006 |
Canton
is famous for it's First Monday Trade Days. Once a month. Thursday through
Sunday before the First Monday. Estimates are now up to 250,000
visitors per month.
There are several parallels between Mardi Gras and
First Monday. One is that everyone should experience it once. You can then decide
if you want to go back. In Canton's case you also need to go back and see the
town for its tranquility. |
| The Free State
of Van Zandt is sometimes used to describe the independent nature of the county's
citizens. Besides the incident of marching armed to Will's
Point, Van Zandters also dynamited or otherwise destroyed dipping tanks in
the late 1890s. The state had made dipping cattle mandatory when tick-fever was
rampant. Maybe they should've asked nicer. |
Canton,
Texas Attractions / Landmarks
The
Van Zandt County Courthouse
Van
Zandt County Pioneer Monument
Hillcrest
Cemetery - Dating back to the town's original plat, the Cemetery contains
the graves of most of Canton's notables. Located on Hwy 19, two blocks North of
Highway 64.
The
Cherokee Line - The Cherokee Boundary Line, an important part of East
Texas, finally got the recognition it deserves recently in a ceremony on a oiltop
road north of Canton... more
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"Where'd
Everyone Go" - A scene near Canton
Photo courtesy John Stankewitz 02-07-2005 |
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Canton
water tower & storefront
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More Canton, Texas Area Destinations Mill
Creek Reservoir - On Arnold Paul Road off Texas 243
Take
FM 17 NW 11 miles to Grand Saline,
from there Hwy 80 West 14 miles to Mineola.
Take Hwy
18 South 27 miles to Athens
Take
Hwy 64 SE 40 miles to Tyler
Canton
Tourist Information
Canton
Chamber of Commerce - 903-567-2991
315 First Monday Lane Canton, TX
75103
http://www.cantontx.com/
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