The hotel served as a steamboat stop in the early 1800's till the railroads were built. The B.S. Rhea, owned by the Ryman Line, frequented the hotel. The B.S. Rhea was named for B.S. Rhea, Esquire, the "Corn King of Tennessee." It originally ran the Nashville-Paducah trade for the upper Cumberland.
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Photo taken near Canton on the Cumberland River. Boat was caught high and dry on a falling river and stranded on shore
Built by Abraham Boyd between 1798 and 1804, the old hotel served as part of a hustling and bustling city. The hotel established the Canton area and was there prior to Trigg County's existence. In it's inception, this town was larger in it's growth than Nashville, Tennessee.
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OUR HISTORY
THE OWNERS
Joey and Allison Ruff along with Linda Justice, bought the old hotel in the summer of 2023. They began their journey to fix it up and make it a Bed and Breakfast.
