Students hear of area history

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Learning of the history of Van Zandt County from Elvis Allen were Canton Intermediate School teachers Diane Nipp and Becky Mayfield and students Hutson Davis, Ella Goodson, Caroline Kroha, Miguel Arce, Ruby Bringard, Pierce Fulton, Rylie Johnston, Mykah Mebane, Ford Robinson, Caroline Stern, Abbey Thelen, Erin Adams, Matthew Bartley, Emily Bitter, Gavin Cervantes, Norah Deleon, Canaan Eiland, Ethan Fisher, Abigail George, Nevan Heddin, Chad Lide, Aubree Logan, Beck Robinson, Emma Welty, Taylor Whitton and Maddie Wilson.

Canton Intermediate School GT students met with local historian Elvis Allen Oct. 27.

Allen gave the students a tour of the historical sites around the square and talked with them at length about the history of the community. 

The tour also included the Canton Plaza Museum and the Van Zandt County Library of Genealogy and Local History.

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