In October 1905, the westward rail head of the Great Northern Railway (GN) from Curlew, Washington reached the border.

During the earlier decades, the customs office was on the southwestern side of the road, immediately south of the Boundary Creek bridge.

To commemorate a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1927, an oak tree was planted in front of that long demolished building.

[citation needed] After the arrival of the GN, the population of Ferry, Washington waned to become a ghost town.

The current US border station, built in 1936, was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 2014.