On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:15:19 +0000, Don White wrote:


"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:25:07 +0000, Don White wrote:

Yeah...and the "proper" Vancouver

Lloyd

Your area get swindled out of land also? Look at a map of Northern Maine.
The top third of the state should be part of the Maritimes. Those 'Yankee
peddlers' must have hoodwinked the British into giving that up.

Oh, yeah... Originally the border was going to be the Columbia River, so
we would have all of Washington (not to mention Pt Roberts!). Vancouver,
WA, was supposed to be the western HBC outpost. However, the US wanted
"54-40 or fight!". We settled on the 49th Parallel, except it takes a dive
south right after Pt Roberts so we get Vancouver Island (and the Gulf
Islands, but they get the San Juans - including the American AND British
parts of San Juan Island...)

Lloyd Sumpter,
Canadian