The answer dates back to 1846, when the Oregon Treaty established the 49th parallel as the border between Canada and the United States, cutting off this little thimble of land. Some say it was an ...

Echoing a phrase he has used in recent months, Trump described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially ... The Oregon Treaty of 1846 extended the border to the Pacific Ocean.

Caught in the Middle, This US Oddity at the Border Is Grappling With ... Known as a geographic oddity since the boundary with Canada was drawn in 1846, this detached 5-square-mile community ...