Marker Inscription
(September 18, 1839 - August 2, 1906) Born in Georgia, Raines came to Texas in 1858. After serving in Gen. R. M. Gano's Texas Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War, he was a teacher in New Braunfels and a lawyer in Canton. Van Zandt County Judge from 1876 to 1878, he played a major role in the infamous County Seat War of 1877. He published newspapers at Wills Point, Mineola, and Quitman. In Quitman he became Wood County Judge and was appointed State Librarian in 1891 by his friend, Governor James Stephen Hogg. Raines rebuilt the neglected state library and began its invaluable collection of Texana from 1895 to 1899 and again from 1899 until his death. (1998)
About this site
Raines, Cadwell Walton is a historical marker in Canton, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5573, -95.8613 near Canton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roberts, Oran Milo (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of 1896 Van Zandt County Courthouse, Van Zandt, Isaac and Francis, and Hillcrest Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011435. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
