Canton
Canton was a small town in Broadwater County, Montana, now submerged beneath Canyon Ferry Lake near Helena, Montana. 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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,790 feet (1,160 metres)
- …is also known as “Canton, Montana”
- Description: former town in Montana, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Silos.
The Silos
The Silos is a census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana, United States.
4½ miles west of Canton
Canton
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Latitude
46.41382° or 46° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
-111.5033° or 111° 30′ 12″ west
Open location code
85RCCF7W+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Canton” goes by many names.
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