Canton, Texas Canton, Texas The Blackwell House Museum in Canton was assembled in 1886 but occupied as a residence until 1975.
The Blackwell House Museum in Canton was assembled in 1886 but occupied as a residence until 1975.
Location of Canton, Texas Location of Canton, Texas Canton Civic Center at 800 Flea Market Road hosts the First Monday Trade Days. Canton is the locale of the Van Zandt County courthouse.
Canton is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Van Zandt County in East Texas, United States.
No settlement was made until 1850, when the town was laid out and titled by pioneer moving from Old Canton in Smith County, Texas.
The first precinct courthouse at Canton opened in 1850, and a postal service, the county's fourth, was established in that year.
When the Texas and Pacific Railway was assembled across the county in 1872, it missed Canton by ten miles (16 km), and the people of Wills Point persuaded county officials to move the governmental center of county there.
In the resulting dispute, in 1877 armed inhabitants of Canton went to Wills Point to recover the records, and the county judge wired Governor Richard B.
The Texas Supreme Court finally decided in favor of Canton.
Unwilling to use the barns at Wills Point, Canton businessmen established Edgewood, ten miles (16 km) to the northwest of town, and assembled an extension to the barns at a siding formerly called Stevenson.
Property for the town's first school, the Canton Academy, was acquired in 1853.
Johnson began printed announcement of the Canton Weekly Times, the county's first newspaper, in 1860.
By 1890 Canton had a populace of 421, flour mills, sawmills, cotton gins, and a bank.
Canton was incorporated in 1919, and propel a mayor and aldermen.
Expansion of the Canton town/city limits doubled its territory in the 1960s.
However, when the town/city council decided to recount the population, they found that the town had 5100 inhabitants freshwater the previous census total of 3,292.
Canton is known for its First Monday Trade Days.
It is so immensely prominent that Canton goes from a town of 5,100 to a town of over 300,000 amid each First Monday weekend, making it the biggest flea market in the world. In the past, due to the success of First Monday, the town/city of Canton had no property tax[full citation needed].
Canton also holds The Van Zandt County Fair and Rodeo and an Annual Bluegrass Festival, which takes place in August.
Between 2003 and 2007, Canton was the host improve for the United States Equestrian Drill Championship (Super Ride), which showcases top color guard and mounted drill squads from throughout the country. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.6 square miles (14.6 km ), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.4 km ) of it is territory and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km ) of it is water.
The City of Canton is served by the Canton Independent School District.
Canton High School Eagle athletics include football, girls volleyball, cross country, basketball, power lifting, track and field, golf, tennis, softball, and baseball.
On July 21, 2008, Stephen Colbert made a comment on The Colbert Report about John Mc - Cain making a campaign stop in Canton, Ohio, and "not the crappy Canton in Georgia." The comment resulted in a small-town uproar, which prompted Colbert to apologize for the story amid his July 30, 2008, show. This began a running gag on the show in which he would apologize to one town and make a several jokes at the cost of another town titled Canton then repeat the cycle a week later.
He went on to insult Canton, Kansas (drawing the ire of Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius), and Canton, South Dakota, before turning his consideration to Canton, Texas, on August 12, 2008. After apologizing to the citizens of Canton, South Dakota, Colbert called Canton, Texas, an "incorporated outhouse" and "one steaming pile of longhorn dung." This jab at the Texas town had been predicted by Governor Sebelius at the end of her July 31, 2008 remarks. In response to Colbert's comments, a Canton, Texas, town/city councilman joked that he wanted Colbert to come there so he could "mash his nose". On October 28, Colbert turned his consideration back to Canton, Ohio, after Barack Obama made a campaign stop there, forcing Colbert to find it "crappy". "Trades day tradition a vestige of frontier; 'First Monday' at Canton predates Civil War".
"The call of Canton: Texas town offers a super shopping adventure".
A tornado has injured dozens and killed at least five citizens in Canton, a small town/city in the east of Texas Saturday.
Significant tornado damage was reported in the Canton, Texas region which is about 60 miles east of the metro area.
The National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes hit Eustace, Caney City and Canton in Northeast Texas.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Colbert's 'crappy Canton' comment puzzles mayor".
"Canton Reacts to Colbert Comments".
"The Colbert Report pokes fun at Canton, S.D.".
"Canton, South Dakota Apology".
"Stephen Colbert apologizes to Canton, S.D.".
Colbert says Canton, South Dakota, is great.
In his words: "At least you're not an incorporated outhouse like Canton, Texas." Next, you'll surely be headed for Canton, Texas, (population 3,000) which is reportedly home of the world's biggest flea market.
"Texas town responds to Colbert's 'outhouse' slam".
A town/city councilman in Canton, Texas joked that he would "mash his nose" after the comedian referred to the town as an "incorporated outhouse." "Canton, Ohio".
City of Canton, TX official website First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas KWJB RADIO transmitting from City of Canton, TX official website Municipalities and communities of Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
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Cities in Texas - Cities in Van Zandt County, Texas - County seats in Texas - Populated places established in 1850 - 1850 establishments in Texas
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