Details for Old Town of Cannon
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5181007343
Data
| Marker Number | 7343 |
| Atlas Number | 5181007343 |
| Marker Title | Old Town of Cannon |
| Index Entry | Cannon, Old Town of |
| Address | |
| City | Van Alstyne |
| County | Grayson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 733925 |
| UTM Northing | 3702794 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | FM 121 / FM 2729 in Cannon community, 6 mi. east of Van Alstyne |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
| Marker Text | 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. |