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Augustana Academy was an educational institution in Canton, South Dakota. The Norwegian Augustana Synod was established in 1870. In that year, the Synod began an academy called the Marshall Academy in Marshall, Wisconsin. In 1881, the academy was moved to Beloit, Iowa, and renamed to Augustana Seminary and Academy.
Nov 30, 2020 · As the oldest post-secondary school in South Dakota, Augustana University had an exceptionally rich history even before it came to Sioux Falls in 1918. Part of that history includes an affiliated prep-school that operated in Canton between 1884 and 1971.
Jun 8, 2014 · The former Augustana Academy in Canton has been closed more than 40 years, but the graduates share an abiding bond that surprises even alumni organizers. "They are a devoted and nostalgic group...
Nov 30, 2020 · November 30, 2020 Show 950 Hour 2. As the oldest post-secondary school in South Dakota, Augustana University had an exceptionally rich history even before it was established in Sioux Falls in 1918. Part of that history includes an affiliated prep-school that operated in Canton between 1884 and 1971 when it closed.
Let us review the history of this notable Christian endeavor called Augustana Academy. Augustana College and Augustana Academy formerly existed as one institution. The school dates its existence from the year 1860 when it was established in a church at Chicago, Illinois, with a name that reflected the frontier vision of its founders.
Oct 9, 2021 · The Augustana Academy Association was formed in 1932 and assumed control of the school until its closing in 1971. The Old Main building of the Academy is an excellent example of Richardson Romanesque architecture with its massive scale, rough cut granite, and arched openings.
Visit this room on the second floor where nine interpretive panels tell the history of Augustana Academy. The academy functioned from 1860-1971 and moved west with the college until being permanently established in Canton, South Dakota.
