Old Town of Cannon

Title: Old Town of Cannon
Description: The settlement of Old Cannon Town was formed by Elijah Cannon, a former slave from South Carolina. Cannon and his family developed 700 acres of land and organized a church.
Date: 1890s
Source: West, Carolyn Effie. [Texas Historical Commission Marker: Old Town of Cannon], photograph, 2011-12/2012-03; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth256867/m1/1/?q=%22slaves%22%20%22church%22: accessed May 6, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Carolyn West.
Subject: Freedmen Community; Old Cannon Town; Church