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Canton (City and county-seat of O)

city and county-seat of O.; on Nimishillen creek Stark co., O. and the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads; 60 miles S. of Cleveland. It is in a fine wheat-growing district, with coal, limestone, and pottery clay in the vicinity, and was for many years the residence of President McKinley.

Business Industries.

Canton is a manufacturing city of considerable im- portance. The principal industries are ments, brick and tile, foundry and maportance. The principal industries are chine shop products, iron bridges, steel ments, brick and tile, foundry and machine shop products, iron bridges, steel goods, and stoves. There are two National banks, besides several State and savings banks.

Public Interests. - Canton has an electric light and street railway system, and well-paved streets. The notable buildings are the postoffice, high school, public Pop. (1910) 50,217; library, auditorium, two hospitals, and McKinley National Monument, and several churches. (1920) 87,091. eral churches. Pop. (1910) 50,217; Troops during prolonged operations, when not in close proximity to the enemy, and not in regular camp or bivouac, are often distributed among vil- CANTU lages, which are then called cantonments.