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

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This plaque on the Treasury Department Building in Washington, D.C. commemorates the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which established the northeastern boundary between the United States and Canada. Installed in 1929 by the Kiwanis Club of Washington, it marks the site of the old State Department building where the treaty was signed. The treaty helped strengthen friendship and resolve border disputes between the two countries.