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an UPRR railway executive who helped connect the CPR line to US Lines. |
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Seattle, south, and onto California so it built a bridge at Mission and rail line across Matsqui Prairie. The UPRR and Milwaukee Roads built lines to Sumas, with an eye of coming to Vancouver, but never crossed the border inthe end. BC Electric and |
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Great Northern did build to Huntingdon. |
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Member of Parliament for [[Abbotsford (electoral district)|Abbotsford]], [[Ed Fast]], is spearheading an effort to have the border crossing renamed to Abbotsford.{{fact|date=May 2009}} |
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*[[Sumas, British Columbia]] (District of Sumas until 1972) |
*[[Sumas, British Columbia]] (District of Sumas until 1972) |
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Revision as of 09:09, 23 February 2014
Huntingdon is a community within Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. It is located immediately north of the Canada - US Border. The main road through the community is Highway 11. The name of the community is also the present name of the border crossing connecting to Sumas, Washington.
It is named for Collis P. Huntington an UPRR railway executive who helped connect the CPR line to US Lines. The CPR wanted direct BC connection to Seattle, south, and onto California so it built a bridge at Mission and rail line across Matsqui Prairie. The UPRR and Milwaukee Roads built lines to Sumas, with an eye of coming to Vancouver, but never crossed the border inthe end. BC Electric and Great Northern did build to Huntingdon.
Member of Parliament for Abbotsford, Ed Fast, is spearheading an effort to have the border crossing renamed to Abbotsford.[citation needed]
See also
- Sumas, British Columbia (District of Sumas until 1972)
References
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