Huntingdon is a community within Abbotsford,

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, Canada. It is located immediately north of the Canada–US border, and is the location of the

Sumas–Huntingdon Border Crossing The Sumas–Huntingdon Border Crossing connects Sumas, Washington and Abbotsford, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Washington State Route 9 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 11 on the Canadian side. Terrain The cr ...

. The main road through the community is Highway 11. The name of the community is also the present name of the border crossing connecting to

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. It is named for

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, a

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railway executive who helped connect the

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line to US Lines. The CPR wanted direct BC connection to Seattle, south, and onto California so it built a bridge at Mission and rail line across Matsqui Prairie to connect with the

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. The

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, Union Pacific Railroad and

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s built lines to Sumas, with an eye of coming to Vancouver, but never crossed the border in the end.

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and Great Northern did build to Huntingdon and into the eastern Fraser Valley.

References

* Neighbourhoods in Abbotsford, British Columbia Lower Mainland {{BritishColumbiaSouthCoast-geo-stub

See also

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