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Canton

Canton was a small town in , now submerged beneath Canyon Ferry Lake near . The town was flooded when nearby Canyon Ferry Dam, originally built in 1898 to provide electricity for Helena, was replaced by a second, larger dam which began construction in 1949.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: former town in Montana, United States
  • Also known as: “Canton, Montana”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Silos.

Hamlet
Photo: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 506 at the 2010 census. is situated 4½ miles west of Canton.

Canton

Latitude
46.41382° or 46° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
-111.5033° or 111° 30′ 12″ west
Elevation
3,789 feet (1,155 metres)
Open location code
85RCCF7W+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150969491
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5643544
Wiki­data ID
Q5033866
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In Other Languages

“Canton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Canton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Canton Church and Saint Josephs Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Canton”. Photo: Kirk Olson, CC BY 2.0.