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Canton, Montana

Canton, Montana

St. Joseph's Catholic Church dates to the 1870s and was built in a Colonial style. The church was moved to a new site two and a half miles away, where it stands to this day, before Canyon Ferry Dam inundated Canton.

About this community

Dam
Canyon Ferry Dam
River
Missouri River
Established
1860s
Inundated
1957

The community that was displaced

Displacement cost
$7,141,798
Property value
$1,147,402
Vocations
farmer, fisherman, rancher
Birthplaces
local