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Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.Canton is located 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. Canton is nestled in the rolling hills of the Sioux Valley, providing an abundance of recreational activities with the Big Sioux River bordering the eastern side, Newton Hills State Park to the south, and Lake Alvin to the north.
The Canton Indian Insane Asylum, aka Hiawatha Insane Asylum, was a federal facility for Native Americans located in Canton, South Dakota, between 1898 and [ 1 ] History
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
On May 8, 1897, South Dakota Senator Richard F. Pettigrew introduced a bill on the floor of the senate. Its purpose was to establish “an Indian insane asylum” at Canton.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,161, [2] making it the third most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Canton. [3] The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. [1] Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the top 10 fastest ...
Augustana Academy was an educational institution in Canton, South Dakota. The Norwegian Augustana Synod was established in 1870. In that year, the Synod began an academy called the Marshall Academy in Marshall, Wisconsin. In 1881, the academy was moved to Beloit, Iowa, and renamed to Augustana Seminary and Academy.
Sam Stone was a clothing store operator in Canton during the 1930s. Years later his grandson, investigative reporter and professor Ted Gup, discovered his grandfather also was B. Virdot, the man ...
Canton Lutheran Church is a historic church at 124 E. Second Street in Canton, South Dakota.It was built in 1908 and was added to the National Register in 2002. [2]The Canton Lutheran congregation worship services were first held in 1868 in homes of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders.