Edward Canby - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

  • 1871, he was awarded an honorary degree by Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecticut.
  • 1875, Fort Canby, a coast defense installation guarding the entrance to the Columbia River, is named in his honor.
  • 1880s, Canby's Cross was erected in his honor near the site of the peace talks, in the area later designated as the Lava Beds National Monument.
  • The towns of Canby in Clackamas County, Oregon, Canby in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and Canby in Modoc County, California, are named for him.
  • Canby, Oregon, celebrates annual General Canby Days over July 4th weekend, with activities including a pancake breakfast, car show, parade and music.

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