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.
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.