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v10superduty
Jan 02, 2015Explorer
Another FYI.....
If you notice where the North West Angle pops up INTO Canada on the map be aware of the battle for that piece of land.
At one time when they were drawing the border between CAN-USA / Ont-Minn, the original plan (Canada was pushing for) followed the 49th parallel to Lake Of The Woods then angled southeasterly to about where Duluth MN is..
That would have given Canada all the ore deposits later uncovered and still being mined in the Virginia, MN area.
Canada lost that battle and got the protruding piece that looks a little like a finger poking up from Minnesota...:B
They showed us eh? :W
If you notice where the North West Angle pops up INTO Canada on the map be aware of the battle for that piece of land.
At one time when they were drawing the border between CAN-USA / Ont-Minn, the original plan (Canada was pushing for) followed the 49th parallel to Lake Of The Woods then angled southeasterly to about where Duluth MN is..
That would have given Canada all the ore deposits later uncovered and still being mined in the Virginia, MN area.
Canada lost that battle and got the protruding piece that looks a little like a finger poking up from Minnesota...:B
They showed us eh? :W
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