History of Aroostook War in Timeline

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Aroostook War

The Aroostook War (1838-1839) was a dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom over the boundary between Maine and the British colonies of New Brunswick and Lower Canada. Despite being called a 'war,' it was primarily a bloodless confrontation involving local militias and civilians. The conflict arose from long-standing disagreements over the interpretation of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which defined the border after the American Revolutionary War. While no actual battles occurred, tensions ran high, and the incident was eventually resolved through diplomatic negotiations, resulting in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which established a definitive boundary line.

2013: Commercial right-of-way still in use

In 2013, the commercial right-of-way, which allows British commercial interests to transit through Maine to and from southern New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, is still being used by the Eastern Maine Railway subsidiary of the New Brunswick Railway Company and by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.

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