|
dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist |
Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture
The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.
WEBSTER-ASHBURTON Treaty, Plaque commemorating on the Treasury Dept Bldg in Washington, D.C.
It's not Daniel, it's lexicographer Noah Webster whose name is synonymous with the dictionary.
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada, then a colony of Britain. The treaty was signed by United States Secretary of State Daniel Webster and United Kingdom Privy Counsellor Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton. The treaty was responsible for a geographic oddity. Since Fort Montgomery, a U.S. fort in northeastern New York, had been constructed on Canadian soil, the northern borders of New York east of the St. Lawrence and Vermont were adjusted to 3/4 of a mile north of the 45th parallel, thus placing the abandoned fort on U.S. soil. This treaty marked the end of the Lumberjack's War along the Maine-New Brunswick border. The border was fixed with the disputed territory divided between the two nations. The British acquired the Halifax-Quebec route they desired. Ultimately, the only "losers" were the original Brayon (and Native) inhabitants of the region, who saw their homeland and people split between the American state of Maine and the British colony of New Brunswick. Source: Wikipedia
Click here for other attractions related to Daniel Webster.
Click here to purchase photos
| ||||
| Location index - Home - 00775_0000011450.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index | ||||
CANADA WAS DEVELOPED AND STRENGTHENED BY THE SIGNING OF THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY, ON AUGUST 9, 1842. IN THE OLD STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WHICH STOOD ON THIS SITE. THIS TREATY ESTABLISHED THE NORTH- EASTERN BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THIS TABLET PLACED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF WASHINGTON IN COOPERATION WITH THECOMMITTEE ON MARKING POINTS OF HISTORIC INTEREST APRIL 30, 1929 | ||||
| More info about this attraction & others nearby | ||||
|
| ||||
| ||||
| More info about this attraction & others nearby | ||||
|
| ||||
|
| ||||
