Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice 1911 Canton Souvenir Book & Directory Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

1911 Canton Souvenir Book & Directory Township: Canton Borough  Retyped by Cathy Knights Don Stanton Loaned us this booklet Tri-County Genealogy & History Sites Home Page How to Use This Site Warning & Disclaimer Canton Borugh &  Township Page No Unauthorized Commercial Use Say Hello to Joyce Part Two of 1911 Canton Directory

In presenting the Souvenir Directory of Canton to the public, the publishers wish to express their hearty appreciation of the assistance rendered them by the public spirited citizens, and especially the financial support of the business men whose advertisements appear in the following pages, without which the publication of such a book would be practically impossible as the low price which it is sold would not warrant the labor and money expended.

The primary object of the volume is to give a comprehensive directory of our thriving town, and the directory pages have been made up with much labor and painstaking care, however in a work of this nature absolute accuracy is almost impossible and we ask that the omissions and mistakes which have undoubtedly crept into this work be regarded with indulgency by its readers.

The secondary object of the volume is to present a number of souvenir features which will be of interest both to every citizen of the town and also to many non-residents, who are interested in Canton in various indirect ways. These features are of value not only at the present time but will later render the work valuable as a book of reference. The pictures in its pages are reproductions made from actual photographs, many of them taken especially for this work and are as up-to-date as it was possible to make them. These alone in coming years will be worth many times the prices of the book as a means of noting the progress this town is so rapidly making.

Again thanking the public for their cheerful assistance the work is presented to them and we trust it may meet their approval.

THE PUBLISHERS

The town of Canton lies among the northern foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, in the extreme southwestern corner of Bradford County, in the center of a fertile and prosperous farming region. It has never been boomed but it has enjoyed a steady growth for many decades. The figures of the last census give its population as 1637. This is a substantial growth over the figures of 1900. However the principal growth of what really constitutes a part of the town has been on improvement grounds just outside the former boro limits, know as the East End. As this district with a population of 167 was recently annexed to the boro it makes a total population of 1804.

The industries (which will be discussed at length on another page) vary widely in their products but are prosperous and furnish profitable employment to many residents of the town. The mercantile interests are well represented by advertisements in the following page, and the stores owned and managed by reliable and obliging merchants are always filled with every article necessary to the comfort of man. This makes Canton the ideal shopping place of this section of the country.

The municipal affairs are managed by an efficient corps of officers, the profession men are widely noted for their ability, the citizens principally own their homes and are of a very desirable sort; the town has six thriving churches; (an illustration of them appears on another page) several of the most prominent fraternities of the United States have strong lodges here whose rosters contain the names of many of the leading citizens; socially the town contains several musical and literary clubs with a highly creditable membership, two national banks, whose combined deposits are nearing the million mark, are the custodians of the peoples’ funds; its public schools are above the average for a town of this size and the instructors and coriculum of the high school makes it rank as a school of the first grade; our library has a total of 6000 volumes and enjoys a patronage of which the directors are justly proud; one of the best theaters in northern Pennsylvania is located in Canton, its equipment is up to date in every respect and affords to its patrons both comfort and safety; about one and one-half miles north of Canton are the famous Minnequa Springs, the waters of which have a wide reputation for their medicinal properties, and around which are several cottages and summer homes of city people; about a mile sourth of Canton is the beautiful and picturesque Lake Nepahwin, where is located a state Y.M.C.A. camp and also the cottages of many of Canton’s residents,; the views from the surrounding mountains are surpassed in few places in Pennsylvania. All these features together with its excellent climate, splendid water supply and railroad capabilities, make the town a desirable place for those seeking either industrial location or a pleasant residence site. Parties seeking a location will do well to communicate with the Canton Commercial Club.

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