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Laurier–Cascade Border Crossing
The Laurier–Cascade Border Crossing connects the town of Kettle Falls, Washington with Christina Lake, British Columbia on the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border. US Route 395 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 395 on the Canadian side. Canadian side In 1895, Cascade City was surveyed to form a townsite as a base for prospecting and a stop on the anticipated westward extension of the Columbia and Western Railway (C&W). By 1897, the mining boom was drawing numerous prospectors from south of the border. To address the consequences, a customs office opened that year in the town. In August 1899, the rail head of the C&W, a Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary, reached the town. The same year, the customs office came under the administrative oversight of the Port of Grand Forks. Under the Washington and Great Northern Railway (W&GN) charter, the Great Northern Railway (U.S.), Great Northern Railway (GN) laid track northward from Marcus, Washington, Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus, Washington
Marcus is a town in Stevens County, Washington, Stevens County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Marcus was named for Marcus Oppenheimer who settled in the area in 1863. Marcus was a supply and transportation base for northward-bound travellers during the Big Bend Gold Rush of the 1860s in the Colony of British Columbia (1858-1866), Colony of British Columbia due to its location just above Kettle Falls, a wall to river navigation. In 1865 the steamboat ''Forty-Nine (steamboat), Forty-Nine'' was built at Marcus to attempt the run to La Porte, British Columbia, the goldrush boomtown of La Porte at the foot of the infamous Dalles des Morts or "Death Rapids", which were located in the immediate vicinity of the rush and were the upper barrier to river navigation. Regular service from Marcus to La Porte did not begin until 1866 due to difficult winter conditions at the Narrows of the Arrow Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Ferry County, Washington
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Washington that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are at least three listings in each of Washington's 39 counties. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide,. more than 1,500 are in Washington. Current listings by county The following are tallies of current listings by county. Notes See also *Historic preservation *History of Washington (state) *National Register of Historic Places *List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state) *List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) *Index of Washington (state)-related articles References Further reading * Roberts, George; Roberts, Jan (1999). ''Discover Historic Washington State'', Gem Guides Book Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Buildings On The National Register Of Historic Places In Washington (state)
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Canada–United States border. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an article about that crossing. On the U.S. side, each crossing has a three-letter Port of entry, Port of Entry code. This code is also seen on Passport stamp#United States, passport entry stamp or Parole (United States immigration), parole stamp. The list of codes is administered by the United States Department of State, Department of State. Note that one code may correspond to multiple crossings. Land ports of entry Port of entry hours of service for road crossings, except where noted, are open year-round during the day. Unstaffed road crossings This is a list of roads that cross the U.S.–Canada border that do not have border inspection services, but where travelers are legally allowed to cross the border in one or both directions. In prior years, there were do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avey Field State Airport
Avey Field State Airport is a public use airport located on the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border at Laurier, Washington, Laurier, in Ferry County, Washington, United States. It is privately owned and operated. Also known as Avey Field State/Laurier Airport, it is one of five airports that straddle the Canada–US border. The others are Whetstone International Airport, Coutts/Ross International Airport, International Peace Garden Airport, and Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport. The airport is shared by the U.S. state, State of Washington (state), Washington and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Province of British Columbia. Both U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency have offices located nearby on U.S. Route 395 and British Columbia Highway 395 adjacent to the parking area. The airport was managed by the Washington State Department of Transportation (Aviation Division) until August 2012, when management transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurier WA Border Station 1936
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and Liberal politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest uninterrupted term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada. Laurier studied law at McGill University and practised as a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1871. He was then elected as a member of Parliament (MP) in the 1874 federal election. As an MP, Laurier gained a large personal following among French Canadians and the Québécois. He also came to be known as a great orator. After serving as minister of inland revenue under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie from 1877 to 1878, Laurier became l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
