Sister Thea Bowman’s home was built in early 1900. Additions have turned this traditional shotgun house into a one-story bungalow. Sister Thea, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Theon […]
Read MoreMississippi Department of Archives and History: Among the most outstanding and best preserved nineteenth-century penal facilities extant in Mississippi. It is also significant as an example of post-Civil War architecture, […]
Read MoreWhen in Canton, visit our two contributions to the Mississippi Blues Trail. View fullsize click to enlarge HICKORY STREET Hickory Street, known locally as “The Hollow,” was a hub of […]
Read MoreCanton Museum of History Experience the history and artifacts of merchant stores and businesses that were a major part of our history and growth, and hear one of Canton’s favorite […]
Read MoreCanton Movie Museums You’re standing under the grand oaks encircling the courthouse square … a sudden shotgun blast… the thunder of marching Klan… Jake Brigance, standing defiant in the ashes […]
Read MoreThe Courthouse The very center and glory of our town is the beautiful Greek Revival Courthouse. Members of the local Masonic Order laid the cornerstone to the Courthouse in July […]
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