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Portal–North Portal Border Crossing

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During earlier decades, passenger trains created most of the customs work. To expedite inspections, Canadian and US customs officers processed passengers while the trains were en route. Highway construction in the 1930s resulted in substantial volumes of tourist traffic, further increased once these
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that had built northward. A.C. Paterson was the inaugural border officer 1893–1911. Administrative oversight transferred from the Port of Winnipeg to the Port of Calgary in 1896 and to the Port of Regina in 1902. The status was upgraded to the Port of North Portal in 1904. An animal quarantine
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The Gateway Cities Golf Club course, which was created in 1931, is adjacent to this crossing. While eight of the nine holes are in Canada, the ninth green (along with the clubhouse) is in the US, requiring golfers to hit a shot across an international border.
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Canada replaced its wood bungalow-style border station in 1955 with a two-story brick and glass structure, then again in 1987 with a single-story sprawling brick structure with an attached three-lane canopy.
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In 2012, imaging technology detected five Canadians concealed aboard a railroad locomotive. In 2021, officers discovered and seized
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arteries were paved. The introduction of large highway transport trucks led to a significant expansion in northbound freight.
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border, is the second-busiest in North Dakota. CP transports considerable freight volumes over this crossing.
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in unreported Canadian currency during a vehicle inspection. That year, officers intercepted a
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The US replaced its 1937 red brick border station with a large green modern facility in 2012.
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US Border Inspection Station at Portal, ND, 1998. Since then, a green building replaced this.
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station was established to handle considerable animal movements.
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Our Towns, Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park
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The border patrol station at Portal was established in 1924.
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United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border
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Buildings and structures in Burke County, North Dakota
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Border crossing between Canada and the United States
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United States
Canada
US 52
Highway 39
Portal, North Dakota
Saskatchewan Highway 39
North Portal, Saskatchewan
Coordinates
48°59′56″N 102°33′08″W / 48.998946°N 102.552129°W / 48.998946; -102.552129
US
Canadian
Portal, North Dakota
North Portal, Saskatchewan
Canada–US border
U.S. Route 52
Saskatchewan Highway 39
Canadian Pacific Railway
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Prohibition in the United States
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
List of Canada–United States border crossings


Our Towns, Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park
Google Books
"CBP: Portal Station"
"Championship and Unique Golf Courses in North Dakota"
"CBP Officers Discover Stowaways Hidden in a Locomotive"

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