Discover how Derby Line, Vermont sits directly on the US-Canada border, with Rue Canusa Avenue splitting the town between American and Canadian territory. The video documents the 1842 surveying error that created this unusual situation, featuring the Goodrich Memorial Library, Orleans County Courthouse, and the iconic Haskell Free Library that straddles both countries.
- Duration
- 56 min 58 s
- Start
- Arriving at Derby Line, Vermont
- End
- Newport, Northeast Kingdom Vermont
- Stops
- 10
- Channel author
- From Here to There
Timestamps and places
- — Newport, United States (Starting point: United States of America near Canada)
- — Arriving at Derby Line, Vermont
- — Stanstead Quebec (Derby Line & Stanstead Quebec border overview)
- — Rue Canusa Avenue: the split street
- — Newport, Northeast Kingdom Vermont (Newport, Northeast Kingdom Vermont (7 miles from border))
- — Derby Line Main Street Border Crossing (Lac Memphrémagog lake views)
- — Historic Newport city history (founded 1793)
- — Goodrich Memorial Library
- — Orleans County Courthouse area
- — Haskell Free Library & Opera House (Haskell Free Library & Opera House (1904))
- — Quebec signage (French/English)
- — Magog along the 26-mile lake
- — Owl's Head Ski Area visible
- — Holland, Vermont border patrol area
Route on the map
Why This Town Is In Both The US & Canada...