Cannon Grave

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This file appears in: Captain John W. Cannon
Cannon Grave

Capt. John Cannon is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery. Photograph courtesy of Tim Talbott.

This file appears in: Captain John W. Cannon

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1756 in Hawesville (Hancock County) cites the birthplace of noted steamboat captain and builder John W. Cannon. Cannon captained steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers during much of the nineteenth century and became…