Canton is a city in and the county seat of Van Zandt County in East Texas, United States
A series of tornadoes in the United States of America have killed five dead. Dozens of people are admitted to the hospital. Local authorities expect more casualties to be found in daylight.
The tornadoes drew a trace of destruction by the Henderson and Van Zandt regions. Many houses were damaged, cars were thrown through the air and trees rooted up.
Canton is a city in and the county seat of Van Zandt County in East Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 3,581According to the fire officer, one of the deadly victims was in a car. For safety, motorways are closed. Additional tornadoes are taken into account.
There is a reception center arranged in a school. Many people have already reported that were injured or unable to stay in their
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Tornado destruction in Canton, Texas, a trace of devastation by tornadoes in USACanton is the home of First Monday Trade Days, held on the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before the first Monday of every month. It claims to be the oldest and biggest flea market in the United States.
Canton is also the host city of the annual United States Equestrian Drill Championship [12]
Canton is also home to a water park in East Texas, Splash Kingdom Waterpark is a family-friendly waterpark conveniently located on I-20 just west of Canton.
Canton is also home of Yesterland Farm, a farm that sells Christmas Trees, as well as Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes for children.
Canton-Hackney Airport is just north of Canton on I-20
Notable people[edit]
James S. Hogg, who once served as district attorney in Van Zandt County, was elected governor in 1890.
Notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow once lived briefly at the Dixie Hotel, built in 1915.
Jerry Hunt, composer, established IRIDA Records there in 1979.
Keavon Milton, professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
G.J. Kinne, professional football player. His father was the head coach of the Football program until 2006. Kinne would move to Gilmer High School his senior year.
Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman in WWII enlisting at the age of twelve. He served aboard the USS South Dakota.
Popular culture[edit]
On July 21, 2008, Stephen Colbert made a comment on The Colbert Report about John McCain making a campaign stop in Canton, Ohio, and not the crappy Canton in Georgia.[13] The comment resulted in a local uproar, which prompted Colbert to apologize for the story during his July 30, 2008, show.[14] This began a running gag on the show in which he would apologize to one town and make several jokes at the expense of another town named Canton then repeat the cycle a week later. He went on to insult Canton, Kansas[15] (drawing the ire of Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius[16]), and Canton, South Dakota,[17] before turning his attention to Canton, Texas, on August 12, 2008.[18] After apologizing to the people of Canton, South Dakota, Colbert called Canton, Texas, an incorporated outhouse and one steaming pile of longhorn dung.[19] This jab at the Texas town had been predicted by Governor Sebelius at the end of her July 31, 2008 remarks.[20] In response to Colbert's comments, a Canton, Texas, city councilman joked that he wanted Colbert to come there so he could mash his nose.[21] On October 28, Colbert turned his attention back to Canton, Ohio, after Barack Obama made a campaign stop there, forcing Colbert to find it crappy.[22]