A small library & an opera house have this in common
@LeaPea2417 (36431)
Toccoa, Georgia
April 19, 2018 11:58am CST
Both of these buildings have the US - Canadian borders running right through them. Part of the buildings are in Vermont USA and the other parts are in Quebec Canada.
People who visit the tiny library have had fun in the past looking at the big border tape line that runs right through it. They have taken pictures and made it a must see tourist destination.
Then after 9/11 and immigrants trying to cross into the countries, a US homeland security vehicle sits outside the library 24 hours a day everyday.
The whole article is fascinating reading. I honestly didn't know these places existed until last night when I happened to see the article.
The Haskell library straddles two nations, with one foot in the US and the other in Canada.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
19 Apr 18
Wow! What an astonishing thing to know....A library belonging to two countries...how about the staff there and the salaries they are getting? I will go through the link to get more details! Thanks a lot for providing such an interesting piece of information! Thanks @LeaPea2417 !
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 18
That's pretty funny. I wonder if there are two check out points.
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@LeaPea2417 (36431)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Apr 18
Yes, it boggled my mind when I first saw it.
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@just4him (306079)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Apr 18
@LeaPea2417 I'm sure it did. Mine too. It's good both places don't need a passport to enjoy the opera and the library, or border guards, though the article did say they are present.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Apr 18
wow, that is nice. in a far town here in my place, there is also the meeting of 2 bodies of water, the China sea and Pacific ocean.
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@LeaPea2417 (36431)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Apr 18
That is neat about the meeting of those two big waters.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Apr 18
@LeaPea2417 each body of water had 2 different currents.one going to the west, the other to the north.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Apr 18
You can be in two places at the same time.
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@LeaPea2417 (36431)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Apr 18
Yes, you could put one foot on one side and the other foot on the other side.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Apr 18
@LeaPea2417 Awesome. I would want to try that. 
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
19 Apr 18
Imagine having to show your passport to cross the taped line. 
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
19 Apr 18
@LeaPea2417 I wonder which country the employees have to pay taxes to? Hopefully not both! 
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@LeaPea2417 (36431)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Apr 18
@Starmaiden I didn't think of that. I wonder that too.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
19 Apr 18
This is very interesting! Thank you for posting about it.
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