ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹ mˌeɪhɐv ˈoʊnli bˌɪn ɐ flˈæɡ stˈɑːp ɪnwˌɪtʃ pˈæsɪndʒɚz ɔːɹ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ɹˈeɪzd ɐ flˈæɡ ɪf ðeɪ nˈiːdᵻd ðə tɹˈeɪn tə stˈɑːp, baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ɪt wʌzɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ stˈɑːpɪŋ pˈɔɪnt fɔːɹ ˈɔːl tɹˈeɪnz, ænd ðə stˈɑːp wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔːld kˈænənz.
Although there may have only been a flag stop (in which passengers or railroad employees raised a flag if they needed the train to stop), by 1856 it was a regular stopping point for all trains, and the stop was originally called Cannon's.