Place:Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States

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Name
Canton
Alternate names
Buford     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37005192)
Pigeon River     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37005192)
Type
Town
Coordinates
35.535°N 82.837°W
Located in
Haywood, North Carolina, United States

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Canton is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,029 at the 2000 census. Canton's high school, Pisgah, won the 2005 Basketball State Championship.

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Canton was founded in 1889 as Buford. The name was changed to Pigeon Ford in 1891. The name was changed to Canton in 1893. The town was named for Canton, Ohio, the source of the steel for the bridge over the Pigeon River.

Canton was the site of a Champion Paper factory. Champion contributed largely to the local economy, and was the largest employer in Canton. Upon Champion's decision to close the plant in 1997, the employees of Champion purchased the plant and formed Blue Ridge Paper Company. Under an ESOP plan, the employees own a 45% stake in the new company.

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