▁prompt ed ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁fol d ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Wind ▁ble w ▁down ▁the ▁sc aff old ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁hill ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁clim b . ▁Today ▁the ▁site ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁south ▁of ▁a ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁historic ▁marker ▁on ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 1 8 ▁two ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁C anton . ▁ ▁H ia w ath a ▁Ins ane ▁As yl um ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁institution ▁for ▁ins ane ▁Indians ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁H ia w ath a ▁As yl um ▁for ▁Ins ane ▁Indians . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁C anton ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁location ▁among ▁the ▁Western ▁states ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁Indian ▁populations ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ' s ▁Represent ative ▁O . S . ▁G iff ord ▁and ▁Senator ▁R . ▁F . ▁P ett ig rew . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Congress ▁passed ▁a ▁bill ▁creating ▁the ▁institution . ▁The ▁bill ▁establish ing ▁the ▁H ia w ath a ▁As yl um ▁for ▁Ins ane ▁Indians ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁App ropri ation ▁Act ▁for ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁set ▁aside ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁land ▁purchase ▁and ▁$ 4 2 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁building ▁construction . ▁One ▁hundred ▁acres ▁were ▁purchased ▁a ▁mile