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Every photograph on this guide is a real, credited photo or historic map of Canton, Georgia or the Etowah River, used under its licence. The film on the home page is cut from these photographs with slow pans and dissolves; nothing in it is generated. Each credit links to the original.

Last checked October 18, 2026

  • View along the deck of a pedestrian truss bridge painted deep maroon with tan handrails, curving gently up and away. Large cut-out letters spelling 'CANTON' form part of the right-hand railing, muddy brown river water shows through the railings below, dense green summer trees crowd both sides and a transmission pylon rises ahead against a blue sky with white clouds.

    View along the deck of a pedestrian truss bridge painted deep maroon with tan handrails, curving gently up and away. Large cut-out letters spelling 'CANTON' form part of the right-hand railing, muddy brown river water shows through the railings below, dense green summer trees crowd both sides and a transmission pylon rises ahead against a blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph File:Etowah River Park bridge over the Etowah River, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Looking down a red herringbone-brick sidewalk past a tall tan-brick commercial building on the left whose shop windows and upper openings are boarded with plywood. Black lamp posts and a leaning utility pole carry wires overhead; a white-flowering crape myrtle and green street trees line the street. Angled parking bays are painted on the empty asphalt; a pickup truck waits at an intersection with yellow pedestrian-crossing signs, a red-brick two-storey building stands across the street, and the 'THEATRE' blade sign and 'CANTON' marquee of the cinema appear at the right edge under a blue sky with cumulus clouds.

    Looking down a red herringbone-brick sidewalk past a tall tan-brick commercial building on the left whose shop windows and upper openings are boarded with plywood. Black lamp posts and a leaning utility pole carry wires overhead; a white-flowering crape myrtle and green street trees line the street. Angled parking bays are painted on the empty asphalt; a pickup truck waits at an intersection with yellow pedestrian-crossing signs, a red-brick two-storey building stands across the street, and the 'THEATRE' blade sign and 'CANTON' marquee of the cinema appear at the right edge under a blue sky with cumulus clouds.

    Photograph File:Downtown Canton – panoramio.jpg by Thomson M (Panoramio), licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Head-on view of a cream Art Deco cinema facade: a tall vertical blade sign spells 'THEATRE' in purple letters, flanked by round porthole windows and a strip of glass block. Below it a marquee carries red 'CANTON' letters and a changeable-letter board reading 'CANTON MUSIC SHOPPE RECITAL / JUNE 12 6PM $5'. Glass entry doors sit between two poster cases on a dark red tiled base. Two leafy street trees frame the building, a black lamp post with a '2HR PARKING' sign stands at the curb, red-brick shopfronts with awnings flank it, a bench sits at the right, an overhead wire crosses a pale summer sky and an empty parking lane fills the foreground.

    Head-on view of a cream Art Deco cinema facade: a tall vertical blade sign spells 'THEATRE' in purple letters, flanked by round porthole windows and a strip of glass block. Below it a marquee carries red 'CANTON' letters and a changeable-letter board reading 'CANTON MUSIC SHOPPE RECITAL / JUNE 12 6PM $5'. Glass entry doors sit between two poster cases on a dark red tiled base. Two leafy street trees frame the building, a black lamp post with a '2HR PARKING' sign stands at the curb, red-brick shopfronts with awnings flank it, a bench sits at the right, an overhead wire crosses a pale summer sky and an empty parking lane fills the foreground.

    Photograph File:Canton Theatre, Georgia.JPG by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white octagonal gazebo with a green copper dome stands at the junction of red herringbone-brick paths across a mown lawn. US flags fly from its roof and from tall flagpoles at the left, white wrought-metal benches sit inside it, and a black slatted metal bench and a low brick wall occupy the right foreground. Behind trees and dark red shrubs stands a pale multi-storey stone building with tall windows; a small evergreen and leafy trees fill the middle ground under a bright sky with cumulus cloud.

    A white octagonal gazebo with a green copper dome stands at the junction of red herringbone-brick paths across a mown lawn. US flags fly from its roof and from tall flagpoles at the left, white wrought-metal benches sit inside it, and a black slatted metal bench and a low brick wall occupy the right foreground. Behind trees and dark red shrubs stands a pale multi-storey stone building with tall windows; a small evergreen and leafy trees fill the middle ground under a bright sky with cumulus cloud.

    Photograph File:Canton Square – panoramio.jpg by Thomson M (Panoramio), licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Spring view across a lawn and a brick path to the white octagonal gazebo with its green copper dome. A dark green Georgia historical marker titled 'CHEROKEE COUNTY' stands on a post at the right; its raised text mentions Cherokee lands, attempted silk production, the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad reaching Canton in 1879 and a textile mill. Behind the gazebo rises a white marble multi-storey building with a columned entrance and tall windows. A US flag flies from a pole at the left, purple verbena blooms in the right foreground, trees are just leafing out, and a modern glass-and-stone building edges in at the right under a cloudless blue sky.

    Spring view across a lawn and a brick path to the white octagonal gazebo with its green copper dome. A dark green Georgia historical marker titled 'CHEROKEE COUNTY' stands on a post at the right; its raised text mentions Cherokee lands, attempted silk production, the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad reaching Canton in 1879 and a textile mill. Behind the gazebo rises a white marble multi-storey building with a columned entrance and tall windows. A US flag flies from a pole at the left, purple verbena blooms in the right foreground, trees are just leafing out, and a modern glass-and-stone building edges in at the right under a cloudless blue sky.

    Photograph File:Canton town square.jpg by Akhenaton06, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2010-04-10. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A wide red-brick plaza in low winter sun, crossed by long tree shadows, leads to the white gazebo with its green dome; patchy snow covers the lawns on either side. At the left a bronze statue of a standing figure in a long coat stands on a brick pedestal beside a flagpole flying the US flag; a decorated evergreen stands behind the gazebo. In the background are a pale stone building with a clock in its pediment and a three-storey red-brick building with white trim at the right, with bare trees, benches, a historical marker on a post and parked cars.

    A wide red-brick plaza in low winter sun, crossed by long tree shadows, leads to the white gazebo with its green dome; patchy snow covers the lawns on either side. At the left a bronze statue of a standing figure in a long coat stands on a brick pedestal beside a flagpole flying the US flag; a decorated evergreen stands behind the gazebo. In the background are a pale stone building with a clock in its pediment and a three-storey red-brick building with white trim at the right, with bare trees, benches, a historical marker on a post and parked cars.

    Photograph File:Canton, Georgia Town Square, Jan 2017 1.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-01-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Sunlit view along a red herringbone-brick path past black slatted metal benches and low brick planter walls full of red-leaved shrubs, toward the white octagonal gazebo with a dark dome. Trees with yellow and orange autumn foliage arch over the scene, and traffic signals, a street, parked cars and red-brick buildings show beyond the park under a deep blue sky.

    Sunlit view along a red herringbone-brick path past black slatted metal benches and low brick planter walls full of red-leaved shrubs, toward the white octagonal gazebo with a dark dome. Trees with yellow and orange autumn foliage arch over the scene, and traffic signals, a street, parked cars and red-brick buildings show beyond the park under a deep blue sky.

    Photograph File:Cannon Park Canton GA.jpg by Cantonga, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken unknown (C. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A brick monument sign with a pale stone panel carved 'CITY OF CANTON / HISTORIC DOWNTOWN' stands behind a bed of pink and red rose bushes. Behind it a bronze statue of a standing man in shirtsleeves holds an object at his chest, two women walk along a path at the right, yellow pedestrian-crossing signs and a black lamp post with a banner rise above, and a wrought-iron fence and trees with early autumn colour fill the background.

    A brick monument sign with a pale stone panel carved 'CITY OF CANTON / HISTORIC DOWNTOWN' stands behind a bed of pink and red rose bushes. Behind it a bronze statue of a standing man in shirtsleeves holds an object at his chest, two women walk along a path at the right, yellow pedestrian-crossing signs and a black lamp post with a banner rise above, and a wrought-iron fence and trees with early autumn colour fill the background.

    Photograph File:City of Canton GA Sign.jpg by Cantonga, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken unknown (C. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Looking down a short street toward a red-brick civic building with white trim, a triangular pediment and a tall arched leaded window hung with a large green Christmas wreath with a red bow; a dark sign in front reads 'City of Canton City Hall'. Snow lies on the lawns, a tangle of overhead power and telephone lines and several black lamp posts cut across the foreground, two pickup trucks are parked at the lower left, bare trees stand at the right and a red-brick house with a white porch edges the frame.

    Looking down a short street toward a red-brick civic building with white trim, a triangular pediment and a tall arched leaded window hung with a large green Christmas wreath with a red bow; a dark sign in front reads 'City of Canton City Hall'. Snow lies on the lawns, a tangle of overhead power and telephone lines and several black lamp posts cut across the foreground, two pickup trucks are parked at the lower left, bare trees stand at the right and a red-brick house with a white porch edges the frame.

    Photograph File:Canton GA City Hall, Jan 2017.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-01-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Frontal view across a street of a white marble neoclassical building: two-storey wings with tall wood-framed windows flank a recessed entrance behind four tall columns, under an inscribed frieze and a parapet topped by four carved stone eagles and a central cartouche; a taller plain block rises behind. Steps with brass handrails lead to a door numbered '100'. A Georgia historical marker headed 'CHEROKEE COUNTY GOLD' stands on the lawn at the right, a sandwich board sits on the wide sidewalk, clipped hedges line the base, and the sky is blue with big white clouds.

    Frontal view across a street of a white marble neoclassical building: two-storey wings with tall wood-framed windows flank a recessed entrance behind four tall columns, under an inscribed frieze and a parapet topped by four carved stone eagles and a central cartouche; a taller plain block rises behind. Steps with brass handrails lead to a door numbered '100'. A Georgia historical marker headed 'CHEROKEE COUNTY GOLD' stands on the lawn at the right, a sandwich board sits on the wide sidewalk, clipped hedges line the base, and the sky is blue with big white clouds.

    Photograph File:Cherokee County Courthouse – panoramio.jpg by Thomson M (Panoramio), licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Symmetrical front view of the white marble courthouse against a deep blue sky: four tall columns under a frieze inscribed 'CHEROKEE COUNTY COURT HOUSE', carved eagles along the parapet, tall wood-framed windows and wide marble steps with brass rails. A tree with red and orange autumn leaves overhangs the right edge, an orange traffic cone stands on the sidewalk, and a sandwich board at the right reads 'Cherokee County History Museum & Visitors Center ... First floor of the Historic Marble Courthouse ... Free admission'.

    Symmetrical front view of the white marble courthouse against a deep blue sky: four tall columns under a frieze inscribed 'CHEROKEE COUNTY COURT HOUSE', carved eagles along the parapet, tall wood-framed windows and wide marble steps with brass rails. A tree with red and orange autumn leaves overhangs the right edge, an orange traffic cone stands on the sidewalk, and a sandwich board at the right reads 'Cherokee County History Museum & Visitors Center … First floor of the Historic Marble Courthouse … Free admission'.

    Photograph File:Old Cherokee County Courthouse; Canton, Georgia; November 4, 2012.JPG by Stephen Matthew Milligan, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-11-04. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A large modern three-storey civic building in pale cast stone with a green standing-seam roof. Its central bay has a pediment holding a black-and-white clock and an inscription reading 'FRANK C. MILLS, III / CHEROKEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER' above a tall dark-glass entrance between square stone piers. A brick-paved plaza, young trees, lamp posts and a curving road with white crosswalk markings fill the foreground under a blue sky.

    A large modern three-storey civic building in pale cast stone with a green standing-seam roof. Its central bay has a pediment holding a black-and-white clock and an inscription reading 'FRANK C. MILLS, III / CHEROKEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER' above a tall dark-glass entrance between square stone piers. A brick-paved plaza, young trees, lamp posts and a curving road with white crosswalk markings fill the foreground under a blue sky.

    Photograph File:Cherokee County Superior Court – panoramio.jpg by Thomson M (Panoramio), licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-06-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Straight-on view of a long four-storey red-brick textile mill with rows of tall arched multi-pane white windows, white downspouts and a bracketed eave. A one-storey brick wing with a curved metal canopy projects at the centre, with a white entry door, potted plants, a 'Now Leasing' banner and a 'Leasing Center' sign. A grass bank with a railing rises at the left, trees stand in front of the right half, and a wet road runs along the bottom under a flat white overcast sky.

    Straight-on view of a long four-storey red-brick textile mill with rows of tall arched multi-pane white windows, white downspouts and a bracketed eave. A one-storey brick wing with a curved metal canopy projects at the centre, with a white entry door, potted plants, a 'Now Leasing' banner and a 'Leasing Center' sign. A grass bank with a railing rises at the left, trees stand in front of the right half, and a wet road runs along the bottom under a flat white overcast sky.

    Photograph File:Canton Cotton Mills No. 2, Canton, GA, US.jpg by Jud McCranie (Commons user Bubba73; the file page spells it ‘Jud McCranue’), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-10-28. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Corner view of a massive four-storey red-brick mill building with stepped stair towers, rows of arched white-framed windows and a white bracketed eave, under a cloudless deep blue sky. Two silver cars are parked in a lot in front, a black iron fence and clipped shrubs run along the base, a lamp post carries a 'One Way' sign and a small 'Leasing Center' sign stands on the lawn at the right; trees frame both sides.

    Corner view of a massive four-storey red-brick mill building with stepped stair towers, rows of arched white-framed windows and a white bracketed eave, under a cloudless deep blue sky. Two silver cars are parked in a lot in front, a black iron fence and clipped shrubs run along the base, a lamp post carries a 'One Way' sign and a small 'Leasing Center' sign stands on the lawn at the right; trees frame both sides.

    Photograph File:Canton Mill Lofts, North Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-08-23. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A single rail track on grey gravel ballast runs straight toward the vanishing point between old mill buildings. On the left a two-storey red-brick mill with tall windows sits behind a black iron fence and a drive with a black pickup and parked cars; beyond it rise a brick tower with a fanlight window and a tall brick smokestack, and a modern multi-storey apartment block stands in the distance. On the right a long brick warehouse with a raised loading dock and grey railings carries a 'STRONGSIDE' sign. A distant figure carries a bunch of orange balloons, and the sky is clear blue with one small cloud.

    A single rail track on grey gravel ballast runs straight toward the vanishing point between old mill buildings. On the left a two-storey red-brick mill with tall windows sits behind a black iron fence and a drive with a black pickup and parked cars; beyond it rise a brick tower with a fanlight window and a tall brick smokestack, and a modern multi-storey apartment block stands in the distance. On the right a long brick warehouse with a raised loading dock and grey railings carries a 'STRONGSIDE' sign. A distant figure carries a bunch of orange balloons, and the sky is clear blue with one small cloud.

    Photograph File:Tracks at the Mill on Etowah, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Looking straight down a calm, olive-brown river reach from above: the water mirrors bare winter trees and tangled brush on both banks, a strip of snow lies along the right bank, a transmission tower stands faintly at the upper left and the sky is pale and hazy. The shadow of a bridge railing falls across the water at the bottom of the frame.

    Looking straight down a calm, olive-brown river reach from above: the water mirrors bare winter trees and tangled brush on both banks, a strip of snow lies along the right bank, a transmission tower stands faintly at the upper left and the sky is pale and hazy. The shadow of a bridge railing falls across the water at the bottom of the frame.

    Photograph File:Etowah River in Canton, Jan 2017.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-01-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A wide concrete walking path curves away to the right past a row of covered bench shelters with green metal roofs, shaded by a leafy tree in the foreground. A broad mown lawn runs along the right, woods line the left, black lamp posts dot the distance and the summer sky is blue with large white cumulus clouds.

    A wide concrete walking path curves away to the right past a row of covered bench shelters with green metal roofs, shaded by a leafy tree in the foreground. A broad mown lawn runs along the right, woods line the left, black lamp posts dot the distance and the summer sky is blue with large white cumulus clouds.

    Photograph File:Etowah River Park walking path, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • An open-air performance stage under a sweeping curved green metal roof with a timber-plank ceiling, black steel brackets and four stone-clad piers, fronted by wide concrete steps and a low stone wall with a handrail. A US flag flies from a tall pole at the right beside a partly visible stone sign beginning 'CITY OF CAN...', parked cars and trees line the background and a mown lawn fills the foreground under a blue sky with white clouds.

    An open-air performance stage under a sweeping curved green metal roof with a timber-plank ceiling, black steel brackets and four stone-clad piers, fronted by wide concrete steps and a low stone wall with a handrail. A US flag flies from a tall pole at the right beside a partly visible stone sign beginning 'CITY OF CAN…', parked cars and trees line the background and a mown lawn fills the foreground under a blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph File:Amphitheater at Etowah River Park, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A concrete path curves through a snow-covered lawn past three covered bench shelters and tall black lamp posts. Behind them a band of rust-brown winter grass and brush meets a wooded hillside of dark pines and bare hardwoods under a pale blue winter sky.

    A concrete path curves through a snow-covered lawn past three covered bench shelters and tall black lamp posts. Behind them a band of rust-brown winter grass and brush meets a wooded hillside of dark pines and bare hardwoods under a pale blue winter sky.

    Photograph File:Etowah River Park, Canton, GA Jan 2017.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-01-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A vast, freshly mown and striped green lawn stretches to a distant line of round-crowned trees, with a small blue banner or sign far off at the centre and a footpath curving through the trees at the right. More than half the frame is deep blue sky streaked with wispy cirrus clouds.

    A vast, freshly mown and striped green lawn stretches to a distant line of round-crowned trees, with a small blue banner or sign far off at the centre and a footpath curving through the trees at the right. More than half the frame is deep blue sky streaked with wispy cirrus clouds.

    Photograph File:Heritage Park, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-25. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A concrete path crosses a short steel footbridge with dark horizontal-bar railings and continues into a tunnel of dense green trees. Two people walk away from the camera in the middle distance, sunlight dapples the path and a yellow-painted bollard base sits at the bridge entrance in the foreground.

    A concrete path crosses a short steel footbridge with dark horizontal-bar railings and continues into a tunnel of dense green trees. Two people walk away from the camera in the middle distance, sunlight dapples the path and a yellow-painted bollard base sits at the bridge entrance in the foreground.

    Photograph File:Heritage Park bridge, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-08-25. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A terraced old cemetery on a slope: stacked grey fieldstone retaining walls and stone steps lead up to a family plot crowned by a tall granite obelisk on a carved plinth, shaded by large glossy magnolias and other trees. Upright and flat headstones stand on the terraces, with surnames carved on a few, and a grassy foreground holds small low markers.

    A terraced old cemetery on a slope: stacked grey fieldstone retaining walls and stone steps lead up to a family plot crowned by a tall granite obelisk on a carved plinth, shaded by large glossy magnolias and other trees. Upright and flat headstones stand on the terraces, with surnames carved on a few, and a grassy foreground holds small low markers.

    Photograph File:Riverview Cemetery, Canton GA.jpg by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2025-06-15. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • From a sandy bank where a small creek runs in, a broad, still river reach of brown-green water stretches away under dense overhanging summer trees. Sunlit sky and leaves reflect in the water, a forked dead branch and a short stump poke up from the shallows, driftwood lies on the sand, and a small piece of litter (a can) lies on the sand at the lower right.

    From a sandy bank where a small creek runs in, a broad, still river reach of brown-green water stretches away under dense overhanging summer trees. Sunlit sky and leaves reflect in the water, a forked dead branch and a short stump poke up from the shallows, driftwood lies on the sand, and a small piece of litter (a can) lies on the sand at the lower right.

    Photograph Puckett Creek entering Etowah River by The_Gut (Flickr user frogbelly), licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2008-07-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • From the riverbank beneath it, a weathered riveted steel railroad bridge spans the frame diagonally from upper left, resting on a dressed-stone pier at the centre right. Below, a brown river flows around a long grassy gravel bar, vines and overhanging leaves frame the right side, and wooded hills recede into a hazy sky.

    From the riverbank beneath it, a weathered riveted steel railroad bridge spans the frame diagonally from upper left, resting on a dressed-stone pier at the centre right. Below, a brown river flows around a long grassy gravel bar, vines and overhanging leaves frame the right side, and wooded hills recede into a hazy sky.

    Photograph Railroad bridge over Etowah by The_Gut (Flickr user frogbelly), licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2007-09-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A rustic wooden footbridge with plank decking, handrails and an A-frame of leaning log supports climbs over a gully in bright summer woods; a plank ramp leads onto it from a shaded dirt path in the foreground. Dappled sunlight falls through a green canopy, and a board on the far post carries partly visible yellow painted lettering ending '...E YOU!'.

    A rustic wooden footbridge with plank decking, handrails and an A-frame of leaning log supports climbs over a gully in bright summer woods; a plank ramp leads onto it from a shaded dirt path in the foreground. Dappled sunlight falls through a green canopy, and a board on the far post carries partly visible yellow painted lettering ending '…E YOU!'.

    Photograph Nice footbridge, on Etowah Trail by The_Gut (Flickr user frogbelly), licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2008-07-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet on cream paper. The upper half is a key map of Canton: the blue Etowah River curves around the west and north of town, and coloured, numbered blocks (pink for brick, yellow for frame, blue for stone) mark the areas covered by sheets 2-6 along Main, North, Archer and Marietta streets and the Louisville & Nashville railroad. Beside it are a compass rose, an inset locator map of Georgia, a round Sanborn seal reading 'CANTON / Cherokee County / GEORGIA / May 1921' with 'Population 3000', a building key, water-facility and fire-department notes, and an alphabetical street and 'Specials' index. The lower half is a detailed plan of the 'CANTON COTTON MILLS': a long pink main mill labelled for carding, drawing and spooling, a weave mill with a saw-tooth roof, a dye house, engine house, cloth room, a service reservoir and a row of yellow cotton warehouses A-G along a railroad platform.

    A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet on cream paper. The upper half is a key map of Canton: the blue Etowah River curves around the west and north of town, and coloured, numbered blocks (pink for brick, yellow for frame, blue for stone) mark the areas covered by sheets 2-6 along Main, North, Archer and Marietta streets and the Louisville & Nashville railroad. Beside it are a compass rose, an inset locator map of Georgia, a round Sanborn seal reading 'CANTON / Cherokee County / GEORGIA / May 1921' with 'Population 3000', a building key, water-facility and fire-department notes, and an alphabetical street and 'Specials' index. The lower half is a detailed plan of the 'CANTON COTTON MILLS': a long pink main mill labelled for carding, drawing and spooling, a weave mill with a saw-tooth roof, a dye house, engine house, cloth room, a service reservoir and a row of yellow cotton warehouses A-G along a railroad platform.

    Photograph Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. May 1921, sheet 1 by Sanborn Map Company, licensed under Public domain. Taken 1921-05. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet. The blue Etowah River runs down the left edge beside the long yellow 'Georgia Marble & Finishing Works, Mfrs of Monuments & etc.' main building with gang saws, crane tracks and a box room. The L. & N. railroad main line curves through the middle past 'The American Mica Co.' grinding works and a feed warehouse. On Main Street a pink block is labelled 'Jones Mercantile Co. / Hay, Feed & Cotton / Warehouse', and yellow frame dwellings marked 'D' and boarding houses line Woleska and Midway streets at the upper right. Pink mill buildings from sheet 1 appear at the bottom edge, with a scale bar and a 'May 1921 CANTON GA.' cartouche.

    A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet. The blue Etowah River runs down the left edge beside the long yellow 'Georgia Marble & Finishing Works, Mfrs of Monuments & etc.' main building with gang saws, crane tracks and a box room. The L. & N. railroad main line curves through the middle past 'The American Mica Co.' grinding works and a feed warehouse. On Main Street a pink block is labelled 'Jones Mercantile Co. / Hay, Feed & Cotton / Warehouse', and yellow frame dwellings marked 'D' and boarding houses line Woleska and Midway streets at the upper right. Pink mill buildings from sheet 1 appear at the bottom edge, with a scale bar and a 'May 1921 CANTON GA.' cartouche.

    Photograph Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. May 1921, sheet 2 by Sanborn Map Company, licensed under Public domain. Taken 1921-05. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet of the commercial core. Main Street runs vertically on the right, crossed by E. Marietta, N. and S. Church, Academy and Archer streets. Pink brick commercial rows are labelled with their 1921 uses: drugs, hardware, 'Moving Pictures', dry goods and millinery, jewelry, bank, barber, restaurant, lunch, 'The Cherokee Advance Printing', a sales stable, garages and a grocery. A small 'County Court House' sits on its own block, with the 'Hotel Canton' across from it. To the left are a boxed 'City Water Works' with a 1,000,000-gallon reservoir, a Methodist church, 'Riverdale Public School' and blocks of yellow frame dwellings along Riverdale, Woleska and Midway streets, with a compass rose and scale bar.

    A hand-coloured fire-insurance map sheet of the commercial core. Main Street runs vertically on the right, crossed by E. Marietta, N. and S. Church, Academy and Archer streets. Pink brick commercial rows are labelled with their 1921 uses: drugs, hardware, 'Moving Pictures', dry goods and millinery, jewelry, bank, barber, restaurant, lunch, 'The Cherokee Advance Printing', a sales stable, garages and a grocery. A small 'County Court House' sits on its own block, with the 'Hotel Canton' across from it. To the left are a boxed 'City Water Works' with a 1,000,000-gallon reservoir, a Methodist church, 'Riverdale Public School' and blocks of yellow frame dwellings along Riverdale, Woleska and Midway streets, with a compass rose and scale bar.

    Photograph Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. May 1921, sheet 3 by Sanborn Map Company, licensed under Public domain. Taken 1921-05. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A straight-down colour aerial photograph, mostly leaf-off. The Etowah River enters along the left edge, bends and runs east across the middle of the frame in a wooded corridor. South of the river a compact grid of downtown streets holds flat-roofed commercial blocks and parking lots, with long white-roofed industrial buildings along a rail line to its west and a green field at the lower left. North of the river a highway lined with big white-roofed shopping buildings and parking lots crosses the frame, with lawns laced with curving paths, an oval field and large warehouse roofs at the right. Wooded hills cover the east, and residential streets fill the south.

    A straight-down colour aerial photograph, mostly leaf-off. The Etowah River enters along the left edge, bends and runs east across the middle of the frame in a wooded corridor. South of the river a compact grid of downtown streets holds flat-roofed commercial blocks and parking lots, with long white-roofed industrial buildings along a rail line to its west and a green field at the lower left. North of the river a highway lined with big white-roofed shopping buildings and parking lots crosses the frame, with lawns laced with curving paths, an oval field and large warehouse roofs at the right. Wooded hills cover the east, and residential streets fill the south.

    Photograph File:M 3408453 nw 16 060 20220110.tif (cropped to downtown Canton) by USDA Farm Service Agency, Aerial Photography Field Office (NAIP); distributed by NOAA Office for Coastal Management, licensed under Public domain (US federal government work, USDA / NOAA), via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

Film

  • Home page film: The film at the top of the home page is cut from 9 of the photographs and maps credited on this page (by John Phelan, Sanborn Map Company, Thomson M (Panoramio), Thomson200), with slow pans, zooms and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated. Share-alike photographs keep their licences.

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