Canby lies along the prairie uplands of the Coteau des Prairies in western Minnesota, where gently rolling terrain opens into the agricultural country of Yellow Medicine County. The city developed after the railroad arrived in 1877 and was named for Union general Edward Canby, connecting this small prairie community with a national chapter of 19th-century history. Fields and shelterbelts shape the open horizon around town, while Canby serves as a local center for the surrounding farm country. Its proximity to South Dakota also places it firmly within the wider cultural landscape of the Upper Midwest. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of western Minnesota.
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