Canyon, TX, United States
Civil War Veterans Reunion. Celebrated annually in Canyon 1900-1910, these reunions were a focal point of social life. Each summer several thousand people arrived by horseback, train, buckboard, and covered wagon. Here they pitched tents and built fires to cook meals. Members of the "Stonewall Jacks
on" Confederate Veterans Camp exchanged tales with many other veterans of both North and South. Politicians delivered patriotic speeches; families saw balloon ascensions, attended farm and garden show
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 13964 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off