Historical Marker
Old Town of Cannon
Historical marker location:
Van Alstyne, Texas
( FM 121 / FM 2729 in Cannon community, 6 mi. east of Van Alstyne)
Marker installed: 1967
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.