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Canton is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,723 at the 2020 census. [3]
Roger Keagle, a retired music teacher of Owego, New York, compiled this series of articles and photos about his home town of Canton in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Some of the articles were written by his mother, Eleanor PARSONS Keagle, and some are from other sources.
The early history of Canton, like many other “frontier” towns in Pennsylvania, includes encounters with Native Americans, the arrival of European settlers and the clearing of hillsides for timber that would be used for construction and many other items.
A Timeline of Canton History. STATEMENT: The complete history of the neighborhood we know as Canton is currently being revised to more accurately reflect the role of Indigenous people and people of African descent in the story of our neighborhood's development.
23 mar 2005 · It was in 1854 that the railroad, known then as the Northern Central and later as the Pennsylvania and Penn-Central, ran the first train through Canton. This linked Williamsport and Elmira and surely eased the arduous life led by our ancestors, enabling them to travel far more easily and making the procurement of staples and other goods, far ...
Canton was named for a Connecticut township of that name which included present day Canton in its borders. This area of PA was once part of the Connecticut Claim. Formed in 1804 - Township Formation
6 wrz 2024 · Guide to Bradford County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
