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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEGI_joseph-emerson-brown_Canton-GA.html
Born April 15, 1821 in Pickens District, South Carolina, he grew up in Union County, Georgia. He taught to pay for his education and while teaching in Canton he read law at night, being admitted to the bar in August, 1845.
He graduated from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEEW_cherokee-county_Canton-GA.html
Created December 3, 1832, from Cherokee Indian Lands, and named in memory of the Cherokees. Early settlers tried to start silk production, but were not successful, and today there remains no trace of this except Canton, hopefully named for the Chi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEET_cherokee-county-gold_Canton-GA.html
Cherokee County, located along Georgia's gold belt, figured prominently in the gold rush of the 1830's and 40's. Several mines operated along a five mile area near the Etowah River in the northeastern part of the county, including the Franklin-Cre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7EF_crescent-farm-rock-barn_Canton-GA.html
The Crescent Farm Rock Barn was constructed in 1906 by Augustus (Gus) Lee Coggins. One of a rare number of rock barns constructed in Georgia, the Rock Barn, together with the nearby Georgian Revival style main house, constitutes the core of the or…