Canton
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Other Name: -, District: New York, State: Mid atlantic, United States of America
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Canton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. Canton is the home of St. Lawrence University.Location
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Fort Wellington National Historic Site was erected to defend the St. Lawrence River route during the War of 1812.A second Fort Wellington was built in 1838 on the ruins of the first. The fort consists of three original structures surrounded by earthworks, a palisade and a dry ditch. The stone blockhouse has walls more than a metre (39 in.) thick and is pierced with loopholes. The first and second floors have been furnished to the 1846 period.
The mission of St. Lawrence University is to provide an inspiring and demanding undergraduate education in the liberal arts to students selected for their seriousness of purpose and intellectual promise. The University was founded April 3, 1856, the oldest continuously coeducational institution of higher learning in New York State.