Because of a dispute between Canton and Wills Point over the location of the Van Zandt County seat, Canton citizens wanted a shipping point other than Wills Point. They built a nine-mile road to a siding on the T&P Railroad in 1878, and Edgewood was born there. In 1890 a group from Mississippi settled in the town, and by 1915 the population had grown to 850.
The Penn Farm Agricultural History Center depicts farming right before and after World War II when there was a change in agri...
Riders are rewarded with panoramic views of Cooper Lake, rides through forest shade and many opportunities to view wildlife w...
Several homes in varying architectural designs have been restored to their original charm of the 1800s. Several of the homes ...
In this part of Central Texas, public school districts were established as early as the 1870's. Schools were the Herman Semin...