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Canton Is An Important Town in Lincoln County

Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton

Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton

Some may wonder how Oscar Gifford, the first superintendent at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, could make much of a pitch for the little town to host what might have become quite a large and important facility. South Dakota was a fairly centralized part of the country for the Indian population it sought to help, so the asylum’s location in that state was not so surprising. Continue reading