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Canton, in Dakota Heritage & Lakes Region, is the county seat of Lincoln County, and is located east of I-29 on US 18 near the state's border with Iowa. Canton is southeast of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota metro area.

In June 1868 settlers began to arrive in the Sioux Valley portion of the county by wagon train. The first settlers must have been struck by the richness and beauty of the area. They got their first glimpse of the valley from the bluffs of the Big Sioux River. The sight of the waist-high prairie grass the tree-lined river and the springs was enough to convince many that this was home.

Canton has a rich Norwegian heritage.


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