The town is named for Samuel Shannon, who purchased land at that location from Chickasaw Chief Itawamba in the early 1800s, then built a cabin and a farm. More settlers arrived following the Treaty of Pontotoc, which ceding Chickasaw land in exchange for financial compensation.
A gummy bear (German: GummibÃ¤r) is a small, fruit gum candy, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly 2 cm (0.8 in) long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors.
1 Gelatin is made from animal by-products (often bones), which not only makes gummy worms non-vegan but also makes us feel pretty gross about eating them.  Other major ingredients include corn syrup, the king of processed foods, sugar (21g per serving, whoa), citric acid, and lactic acid.