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CANTON,
TEXAS
First Monday
Trade Days
Van 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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"Where'd
Everyone Go" - A scene near Canton
Photo courtesy John Stankewitz 02-07-2005 |
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. |
Cantonese Food
is available at the Panda Café across from the Fire Station or if
you want to get technical, Cantonese food is available at every restaurant
in town.
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.
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.
Canton
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Canton
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More Nearby 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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