Canning is an unincorporated community in Hughes County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Canning was platted in 1884.[2] The community was named for George Canning, a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[3] A post office was established as Canning in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canning, South Dakota
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 29.
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 51.
- ↑ "Hughes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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