WEBSTER-ASHBURTON Treaty, Plaque commemorating on the east side of the Treasury Dept Bldg in Washington, D.C.

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852), was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum era. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System. Source: Wikipedia
It's not Daniel, it's lexicographer Noah Webster whose name is synonymous with the dictionary.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada, then a colony of Britain. The treaty was signed by United States Secretary of State Daniel Webster and United Kingdom Privy Counsellor Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton. The treaty was responsible for a geographic oddity. Since Fort Montgomery, a U.S. fort in northeastern New York, had been constructed on Canadian soil, the northern borders of New York east of the St. Lawrence and Vermont were adjusted to 3/4 of a mile north of the 45th parallel, thus placing the abandoned fort on U.S. soil. This treaty marked the end of the Lumberjack's War along the Maine-New Brunswick border. The border was fixed with the disputed territory divided between the two nations. The British acquired the Halifax-Quebec route they desired. Ultimately, the only "losers" were the original Brayon (and Native) inhabitants of the region, who saw their homeland and people split between the American state of Maine and the British colony of New Brunswick. Source: Wikipedia

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FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA WAS DEVELOPED AND STRENGTHENED BY
THE SIGNING OF THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON
TREATY, ON AUGUST 9, 1842. IN THE OLD STATE
DEPARTMENT BUILDING WHICH STOOD ON THIS
SITE. THIS TREATY ESTABLISHED THE NORTH-
EASTERN BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

THIS TABLET PLACED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF WASHINGTON IN COOPERATION WITH THECOMMITTEE ON MARKING POINTS OF HISTORIC INTEREST APRIL 30, 1929

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Related subjects: History, American; Daniel Webster
Location: F & 15th Sts. NW Washington, D.C.

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Wikipedia article on the Webster-Ashburton treaty
Dept of State website on the treaty
U.S. Congress website on Webster
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WEBSTER-ASHBURTON Treaty, Plaque commemorating on the east side of the Treasury Dept Bldg in Washington, D.C.

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