The Ambrose–Torquay Border Crossing connects the towns of
Ambrose, North Dakota and
Torquay, Saskatchewan
Torquay ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cambria No. 6 and Census Division No. 2. It was named after Torquay in Devon, England.
History
Torquay was established in ...
on the
Canada–US border.
North Dakota Highway 42 on the American side joins
Saskatchewan Highway 350 on the Canadian side.
Canadian side
The initial customs office was opened at Dupuis in June 1909, but was relocated closer to the border at Marienthal a month later.
The two communities were in close proximity. A
North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) corporal was in charge during the first year and the Port of North Portal provided administrative oversight. In 1912, the office moved into a government building. In 1935, a combined residence/office was erected, which was replaced in 1958.
The crossing was renamed Torquay around the 1960s.
US side
In 1906, the railroad reached northward to Ambrose. Harvested grain flowed southward across the border in bond before re-entering Canada. This practice continued until the
Canadian Pacific Railway opened the east–west
Neptune branch through Torquay in 1913.
The
United States
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continues to use the border station built in 1937, which was listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2014. Ambrose is now largely a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
.
See also
*
List of Canada–United States border crossings
This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the International Boundary between Canada and the United States. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an art ...
References
Canada–United States border crossings
Geography of Saskatchewan
National Register of Historic Places in Divide County, North Dakota
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
1909 establishments in North Dakota
1909 establishments in Saskatchewan
Cambria No. 6, Saskatchewan
Division No. 2, Saskatchewan
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