Canton, Illinois. Founded 1825, Celebrating 200 Years. Get Ready! The Official Celebration Begins June 20th through June 29th, 2025. Isaac Swan The original proprietor of Canton, was a native of Vermont, but emigrated with his father to Western New York while that region was still a wilderness. At the age of about twenty years he…
D.H. Dewey
(From the Atlas Map of Fulton County, 1871) Daniel Harris Dewey.–The subject of this sketch was born Berlin, Vermont, November 8th, 1801. The eldest of fourteen children of Israel Dewey, who was Post Master for 25 years, of Berlin, Vermont. He was married November 14, 1827, to Miss Evalina Stowe, the daughter of Samuel Stowe….
Henry Rohrer & Family
(From History Of Fulton County, Illinois 1879) Henry Rohrer, deceased, came to this county in 1847, with his wife Mary (Doner) Rohrer, and a family of 8 children , -Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Christian, Amanda, Esther, Henry D. and Emma. He first landed at Quincy when he came to the State and remained 4 months, during…
Canton 1925: A New Beginning
ILLINOIS IS RE-DISCOVERED AND STORY TOLD By LESTER B. COLBY( Canton, Illinois., Oct. 24, 1925)When I sit down to write the story of Canton I find that I have at hand some very remarkable facts. For twenty-six weeks I have been traveling about Illinois, from Cairo to Rockford and from Quincy to Danville seeking truths…
1891 Map Of West Side Canton Public Square
1891 Map Of East Side Canton Public Square
1902 Map Of West Side Canton Public Square
1902 Map Of East Side Canton Public Square
First settlement, by Theodore Sergeant, Isaac Swan, and Nathan Jones
Excerpted from Canton, Its Pioneers And History, A Contribution To The History Of Fulton County By Alonzo M, Swan, 1871 PRIOR to 1821, the present site of the Town of Canton was uninhabited. Deer, turkeys, and other wild denizens of the wood and prairie, were the only occupants. In 1822, Theodore Sergeant, Captain D. W….
Organization of Fulton County, Illinois
THE Act of the Legislature for the organization and establishment of the County of Fulton, and defining its boundaries as they now exist, was passed on the 28th of January, 1823. Several other counties had their boundaries defined by the same act, but were not to be organized until they should attain the requisite population….