Dalton Cache–Pleasant Camp Border Crossing
| Dalton Cache–Pleasant Camp Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
 The United States border station at Dalton Cache | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 59°27′02″N 136°21′43″W / 59.450518°N 136.361983°WCoordinates: 59°27′02″N 136°21′43″W / 59.450518°N 136.361983°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1946 |
| US Phone | (907) 767-5511 |
| Canadian Phone | (907) 766-2541 |
| Hours | 7:00AM - 11:00PM |
| Website Dalton Cache Port (United States) Pleasant Camp Port (Canada) | |
The Dalton Cache–Pleasant Camp Border Crossing, is a Canada–US border crossing located on the Haines Highway, connecting the communities of Haines, Alaska and Haines Junction, Yukon. The route, formerly known as the Dalton Trail, has been used for centuries by the indigenous people of the region and was heavily used during the 1898 gold rush. In 2009, Haines Highway was declared a National Scenic Byway.[1]
History[]
In 1890, Jack Dalton of Skagway invested in improving an historic trail to the interior of Alaska and on to the contiguous United States established by the Chilikat tribe of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.[2] Dalton Cache was an inn and trading post established at the Canada–US border. In response to the Klondike Gold Rush, the Canadian North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) established a border inspection station in 1898 just across the border from Dalton Cache at Pleasant Camp. Their functions included collecting Customs duties. The gold rush ended abruptly and Dalton Cache eventually closed, at which point it was utilized by NWMP as part of their compound. Canada stopped providing Customs services in 1906, and would not return for 40 years.
Canada first established a permanent border station at Pleasant Camp in 1946. Prior to 1986, US Border Inspections were conducted in Haines, which was recognized as inefficient since many people lived and worked between the town and the border 42 miles (68 km) to the north. Construction of the US Border Inspection Station at Dalton Cache involved rehabilitating the historic structures at the border.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Haines Highway". Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ Myers, Lester. "Haines Border Station: Environmental Impact Statement". Google Books. General Services Administration. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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