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The US Port of Entry was established in 1836, when a license to provide commercial ferry service between Port Huron and what then was known as Port Sarnia. The license was issued to a
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to take train cars carrying immigrants and cargo across the border. The chain over the river posed problems, and at one point the ferry collided with a steamboat and drifted downstream some ways before being rescued. In August 1872 it was replaced with a
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Canadian citizens were not considered immigrants until 1965 and did not need a visa to cross the border for an indefinite stay. Record keeping and hygiene screening began around 1902.
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operated a pony-powered vessel. Steam-powered vessels and paddle-wheelers soon followed, but the first vessel capable of carrying automobiles didn't arrive until 1921.
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sold newspapers as a child. This depot, which was also famous for
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