Fort Fairfield - Andover Border Crossing
| Fort Fairfield - Andover Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
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The US Border Inspection Station at Fort Fairfield, ME | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
US Port: 4 Boundary Line Road, Fort Fairfield, ME 04742 Canadian Port: 6 Route 190, Carlingford NB E7H 5H6 |
| Coordinates | 46°45′55″N 67°47′22″W / 46.765331°N 67.789389°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| US Phone | (207) 473-7474 |
| Canadian Phone | (506) 273-2073 |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours |
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Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/fort-fairfield | |
The Fort Fairfield - Andover Border Crossing connects the towns of Fort Fairfield, Maine and Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. At this crossing, the United States is still operating the original border station built in 1933, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Canada built a new border station in 2007 to replace a facility that was built in 1954.[1] This crossing was ground zero for the Aroostook War, in which the US battled with Canada over the location of the border. That war was ended with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842.[2]
See also
- List of Canada–United States border crossings
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Aroostook County, Maine
References
- ↑ "Anadover border crossing". Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ↑ "Aroostook War". Retrieved 2014-07-26.