Canton, TX, United States
Canton: The Misplaced County Seat. The Texas Legislature created Van Zandt County in 1848. It originally included nearly 2,000 square miles of territory. Jordan's Saline, now Grand Saline, was near the county's geographic location and became the first seat of government. Two years later, with the cr
eation of Wood County from part of Van Zandt, officials had to select a new county seat based on the changed boundaries. In December 1850, the Commissioners Court purchased 320 acres of land from Obey
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