▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University , ▁the ▁Village ▁Park ▁Historic ▁District ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Post ▁Office ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁George ▁R . ▁Mal by , ▁former ▁US ▁Congress man ▁Freder ic ▁Rem ington , ▁the ▁noted ▁Western ▁artist , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C anton ▁Sil as ▁Wright , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Governor ▁and ▁political ▁leader , ▁made ▁the ▁area ▁his ▁home . ▁Wright ' s ▁home ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁the ▁Sil as ▁Wright ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Historical ▁Association . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁C anton ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁two ▁colleg es . ▁S UN Y ▁C anton ▁is ▁a ▁two - / four - year ▁college ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁Its ▁entrance ▁is ▁accessible ▁via ▁NY ▁R T ▁ 6 8 ▁( West ▁Main ▁Street ). ▁S UN Y ▁C anton ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁David ▁S ull ivan / St . ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Academy ▁that ▁provides ▁police ▁training ▁to ▁local , ▁county , ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁ag encies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁new ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁its ▁ 5 - month ▁police ▁a cademy ▁every ▁spring . ▁ ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University , ▁a ▁four - year ▁liberal ▁arts ▁college ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁sports ,