Nº 001 Why does this exist?

You Can't Drive to This US Town Without Going Through Canada

Point Roberts, Washington, is US soil, but the only road in runs through Canada. In 1846 the border was set along the 49th parallel, and the line clipped the tip of a Canadian peninsula. Kids ride a bus through British Columbia, crossing the border four times a school day.

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Sources

• Point Roberts, Washington (population 1,191, 2020 census; area 12.65 km²; schooling; 2020 closure)
• Oregon Treaty, 15 June 1846