Augustana Academy was an educational institution in

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. The

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was established in 1870. In that year, the Synod began an academy called the ''Marshall Academy'' in Marshall, Wisconsin. In 1881, the academy was moved to

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, and renamed to ''Augustana Seminary and Academy''. In 1884 the institution, now simply called ''Augustana College'', moved from Beloit to

. It included Augustana Academy for high school students. In 1917 the

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and the

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merged to become the

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. The new synod combined Augustana College with Lutheran Normal School in

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, some 25 miles away. The Normal School was from the Norwegian Synod. Augustana Academy, no longer a division of the college, remained in Canton. Augustana Academy closed in 1971. Since Augustana Academy closed, its records are held by

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in Sioux Falls.

Notable alumni

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, America theologian *

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and

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are named in his honor. * Ole Rølvaag, well known for his writings on the

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immigrant experience on the

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. Among other writings, he was author of ''Giants in the Earth''. * Archie M. Gubbrud, 22nd

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, longtime host of ''

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*Nelson, E. Clifford, and Fevold, Eugene L. ''The Lutheran Church among Norwegian-Americans: a history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church'' (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1960) Defunct Lutheran schools Defunct schools in South Dakota Defunct Christian schools in the United States Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, South Dakota Norwegian-American culture in South Dakota