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Photograph of Lincoln School
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Lincoln School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

“Lincoln School in Canton, Missouri is a former school for the African-American children of Canton and surrounding areas of Lewis County, Missouri. Built in 1880, it served the community until 1955 when it closed in the aftermath of the landmark Brown v.”

Wikipedia article Lincoln School (Canton, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. MO B, Canton, 63435
  • When was it listed? February 1983
  • Category. building
  • Township. Canton township
  • National Register reference number. 83001029 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln School between 1994 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230799-05620-09242020-1832
7 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use30 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220648-05620-08252020-1429
4 July 1996Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 March 1997Debris and open burning6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 November 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every fire recorded in Lewis County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln School: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hagood QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shannon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lewis County

Storms near this property

35 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canton, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1993Thunderstorm WindCanton$500,000Downburst wind damaged three homes along a 2-mile-long track. Width of the downburst was 100 yards with significant roof damage. Some homes lost complete sections of the roofing. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Damage occurred for a 30-minute period ending at 1715 CST.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindCanton$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees as well a a couple of power poles around town.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindCanton-Trained spotters reported numerous tree limbs down in Canton with the largest up to 6 inches in diameter. A 3 to 4 foot diameter tree was also downed near 4th Street and Lewis Street.
August 2023Flash FloodCanton-Up to six inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Highway B south of Canton was closed due to flash flooding.
June 2019HailCanton-Large hail fell across the La Grange area for at least 8 minutes. Some of the hail stones were up to golf ball sized.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm winds blew down an 18 inch diameter tree at the intersection of 6th Street and Lewis Street.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree as well as several large tree limbs.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCanton-An intense bow echo moved through Canton, blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. A 62 mph wind gust was measured at Lock and Dam 20.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered tree damage across town. A large tree fell in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church. A walnut tree fell over and destroyed a shed and an empty dog kennel.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole in Canton.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindCanton-Several trees blown down in Canton.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe storms moved south across Lewis county. A large tree was blown over on U.S. Highway 61 north of Canton and a power pole was blown down onto Route 6 at the intersection with Route DD.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCanton-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2007FloodCanton-Heavy rain upstream caused minor flooding on the Mississippi River. At Canton, the river peaked about 1.5 feet over flood stage.
September 2003HailCanton-Officials at Lock and Dan 20 reported 1 1/4 inch hail.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped 2 large electric transmission lines in half northwest of Canton. Some patio furniture and a barbecue grill were also blown off the deck of a nearby home.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered damage across Canton. Some trees and power lines were downed. Some large limbs were broken which fell on a few homes.
March 2000HailCanton-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindCanton-Thundertorm winds gusts broke some windows and downed a few trees in Canton. A few storage sheds west of town were also destroyed.
August 2022HailCanton-no account filed
June 2019HailCanton-no account filed
September 2019HailCanton-no account filed
April 2016HailCanton-no account filed
May 2008HailCanton-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
August 2001HailCanton-no account filed
February 1999Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
February 1999HailCanton-no account filed
June 1999Tornado (F0)Canton-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCanton-no account filed
June 1999HailCanton-no account filed
June 1999HailCanton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lewis County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Henderson Hall0.8 miles1978
Lock and Dam No. 20 Historic District1.3 miles2004
John McKoon House5.6 miles1999
Dr. J.A. Hay House5.6 miles1999
First Presbyterian Church5.7 miles2012
William Gray House5.8 miles1999

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 83001029 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lewis CountyAll 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.