Periodic flooding of the downtown area happened again after World War II , but was largely ended by construction of a bigger and stronger levee in the 1960s . Due to the new levee the Mississippi Flood of 1973 , the Great Flood of 1993 and the June 2008 Midwest floods left Canton with far less damage than previous events and spared the town from the fates of other river towns . In June , 2013 a new " levee walk " and wetlands area was added to the Canton riverfront . The 2,000 foot trail provides both recreation and educational possibilities about the river and its habitat . Tornadoes have also been unkind to Canton . Several smaller ones have touched down in or very near the town in its history , with most doing little damage . However , a large tornado struck Canton on May 10 , 2003 damaging an estimated 100 structures , 40 of them severely , but leaving only four persons injured . The Culver-Stockton College fieldhouse , which just hours earlier had contained a large crowd for spring commencement , was virtually destroyed while the dome on Henderson Hall was also ripped away . Henderson Hall is one of three locations in Canton listed on the National Register of Historic Places , the others being the Lock & Dam No 20 Historic District , and the Lincoln School building , a former school for African-American children in existence from 1880 to 1955
Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993
Canton, Missouri