Trout River Border Crossing
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Canadian Border Station at the Trout River border crossing
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| Country | United States; Canada |
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US Port: 17013 State Route 30, Constable, New York 12926 Canadian Port: 980 Highway 138, Elgin, Quebec J0S 2E0 |
| Coordinates | 44°59′31″N 74°18′30″W / 44.992062°N 74.308208°W |
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| Opened | 1933 |
| US Phone | (518) 483-0821 |
| Canadian Phone | (514) 264-2070 |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours |
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Website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ny/0715.xml |
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U.S. Inspection Station–Trout River, New York
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US Border Inspection Station at Trout River, NY
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| Location | NY 30, Trout River, New York |
| Coordinates | 44°59′31″N 74°18′30″W / 44.99194°N 74.30833°WCoordinates: 44°59′31″N 74°18′30″W / 44.99194°N 74.30833°W |
| Built | 1931-1932 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and James A. Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 14000576 |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 2014 |
US Port: 17013 State Route 30, Constable, New York 12926
Trout River is a border crossing connecting Athelstan, Quebec to Constable, New York on the Canada–US border, most prominently featuring the Trout River Border Inspection Station. The crossing can be reached by New York State Route 30 on the American side and by Quebec Route 138 on the Canadian side.
Historically, Trout River was the primary crossing of the Trout River, NY port of Entry. This distinction is due to the fact that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection defines a port of entry as 'any designated place at which a CBP officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws'. This means that the border stations of Fort Covington and Churubusco are facilities of the Trout River Port of Entry.
There are several buildings near this crossing that were built prior to the establishment of the US-Canada border in 1842. These include a former duty-free shop and two residences.
The Trout River Border Inspection Station is one of seven existing border inspection stations built on the New York - Quebec border between 1931 and 1934. In 2014 it, along with others around the country built during this period, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Border Stations are associated with four important events in United States history: the imposition of Prohibition between 1919 and 1933; enactment of the Elliott-Fernald Public Buildings Act in 1926 which was followed closely by the Great Depression; and the popularity of the automobile whose price was increasingly affordable thanks to Henry Ford's creation of the industrial assembly line. The stations were constructed as part of the government's program to improve its public buildings and to control casual smuggling of alcohol which most often took place in cars crossing the border. Their construction was also seen as a means of giving work to the many locally unemployed.
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