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Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing

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The Warroad border station, which was built in 1962, was replaced by a new facility in 2010. About one-half mile (805 m) south of the previous station, the new complex employs advanced technologies and includes two high low booths, two commercial truck docks and two enclosed passenger vehicle
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During earlier decades, passenger trains created much of the customs work. To expedite inspections, Canadian and US customs officers processed passengers while the trains were en route. In 1930, US officers Laurence E. Doten and Lawrence C. Jones were fatally shot in the line of the duty on a
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In 2022, the highway south to Roseau was designated the Richard K. Magnuson Deputy Memorial Highway in memory of the deputy sheriff who intercepted border runner Gregory McMaster in 1978. McMaster fatally shot Magnuson, the final victim of the serial killer.
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In 1901, the customs office opened under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg. In 1925, a new building was erected at Sprague.
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During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 winters, an ice road was built over the frozen lake to connect Northwest Angle with the rest of Minnesota.
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The significant rail freight includes seasonal grain harvests. In later decades, highway traffic became the primary customs activity.
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in 1928, Robert H. Lobdell, a Warroad officer, was fatally shot by an individual who had illegally entered the US.
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the easternmost along the 2,030-kilometre (1,261 mi) part of the international border that follows the
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The Border Patrol Station was established around 1924, closed during
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and Minnesota proper. A school bus makes this journey twice daily.
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Buildings and structures in Roseau County, Minnesota
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MN 313
PTH 12
Minnesota State Highway 313
Warroad, MN
Manitoba Highway 12
Sprague, Manitoba
Coordinates
48°59′56″N 95°22′34″W / 48.998994°N 95.376154°W / 48.998994; -95.376154
US
Canadian
Warroad, Minnesota
Sprague, Manitoba
Canada–United States border
Minnesota State Highway 313
Manitoba Highway 12
MOM's Way
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Ste. Anne, Manitoba
49th parallel north
Salish Sea
Pacific Coast
Lake of the Woods
Northwest Angle
Canadian National Railway
Rainy River, Ontario
World War II
Roseau
Manitoba
Minnesota

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