Photo Library
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Morses Line Hamlet Map
Cropped view of map of Vermont in 1895, showing the location of "Morses Line" on the Vermont/Quebec international border, and the relationship of the hamlet to the town of Franklin. Rand McNally & Co. Atlas of the World (Vermont), 1895
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Morses Line Today
Morses Line today - looking from the U.S. border inspection station northward on Morses Line Road (Vt. Route 235.) The one-story white building on the right side of the road with blue sign on the roof is the Morses Line, Province Québec border inspection station, constructed in 1952. The farm complex on the near right side of Morses Line Road, the border station, and the Rainville farm survive. There is little else left of the once thriving hamlet of Morses Line - except the name.
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CBP Field Operations Academy (Photo 11)
CBP officer negotiates an arrest after being sprayed with OC.
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CBP Field Operations Academy (Photo 5)
CBP officers are thought how to defend themselves with OC spray.
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Second Morses Line Store
The second J. Morse line store when under the proprietorship of J.M. Hill, Jr. The store, which gave the hamlet the name Morses Line, straddled the international boundary. Boundary marker no. 621 is positioned in-between the two sets of steps, while the store sign overhead indicates the "Canada" side and "U. S. A." side of the building. This postcard view is from "A History of Franklin, 1789-1989," p.108 (photograph provided by Wilfred Rainville, of Morses Line.)
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CBP Field Operations Academy (Photo 3)
CBP officer trainees have to undergo strict OC training, including being sprayed them self.
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Derby Line
The establishment of a port of entry in Derby Line, Vt., is the result of the relocation of the Customs officer from the town of Derby northward to the international border - quite similar to the movement of the port of entry from the town of Franklin to Morses Line. In this postcard photo, Customs Inspector Ray Phelps (right) stands on the U.S. side of the boundary marker and his Canadian counterpart stands on the Rock Island, P.Q. side. In the background is the famous Haskell Free Library and Opera House that was specifically built straddling the line in order to promote cross-border friendship and community between the Vermonters and Quebecers.
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CBP Field Operations Academy (Photo 1)
CBP officer trainee receives instruction on the proper use of the baton.
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The Custom House and Town Scale
View of the U.S. Custom House (at left) on Main Street in Franklin, Vermont, with Customs flag flying and Deputy Collector & Inspector Adolphus Dewing Whitney standing on the town scale. Mr. Whitney and his family lived in the house standing next to the general store on the right. Vintage postcard photo franked in 1909.
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CBP Field Operations Academy (Photo 4)
Physical fitness is a high priority at the Academy; CBP officers need to be in top shape before entering the academy.
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1871 Franklin County, Vt. Map
Cropped view of Franklin County, Vt. map in 1871, showing location of "store J. Morse" on the Vermont/Quebec international border and the relationship of the line store to the town of Franklin. Credit: F.W. Beers & Co. Atlas of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont, 1871. New York, N.Y.