Show threadJdeBPJan 1

@JonnElledge

At the time, using lines of latitude and longitude probably seemed logical and modern and very Jeffersonian.

The modern-day problems that they cause, from places entirely inaccessible via land from the rest of their own countries to that peace library whose main entrance is not legally (and now not physically) accessible to Canadians, does tend to suggest that the older practice of following the physical geography would have been wiser.

If they had followed the middle of the river, for example, the #HaskellFreeLibrary could have been built on an island.

#geography #Canada #history #ThomasJefferson #Stanstead #Quebec #Vermont #DerbyLine

CBC Top StoriesMar 24, 2025
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.
#library #politics #money #construction #DerbyLine #Vt
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/u-s-canada-library-fundraiser-u-s-limits-access-1.7491824?cmp=rss
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access | CBC News

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.

CBC
CBC CanadaMar 24, 2025
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.
#library #politics #money #construction #DerbyLine #Vt
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/u-s-canada-library-fundraiser-u-s-limits-access-1.7491824?cmp=rss
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access | CBC News

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.

CBC
CBC MontrealMar 24, 2025
Border-straddling library raises $140k for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.
#library #politics #money #construction #DerbyLine #Vt
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/u-s-canada-library-fundraiser-u-s-limits-access-1.7491824?cmp=rss
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access | CBC News

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.

CBC
CBC MontrealMar 7, 2025

Once close-knit Canada-U.S. border communities feeling growing divide
Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt., share a street and a library that straddle the border. But the barrier separating both communities is now being felt more than ever.

#politics #geography #Stanstead #DerbyLine #Canada #US
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6674964?cmp=rss

Once close-knit Canada-U.S. border communities feeling growing divide

Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt., share a street and a library that straddle the border. But the barrier separating both communities is now being felt more than ever.

CBC