[1] In the late 1850s, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush drew numerous prospectors from south of the border.

[2] The police reported that goods were freely entering BC without any means to collect the respective duties.

[5] In 1912, Huntingdon closed as an office but became an outpost for Abbotsford,[6] which itself was housed in a room of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) station.

[8] Canada built a concrete border station at Huntingdon in the 1930s, and replaced it with a brick facade structure in a style similar to the current facility at Carway, Alberta in the mid-1950s.

[9] The NEXUS lane was later extended by 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) in 2021–2023 to reduce travel times and increase safety.

The crossing quickly became a popular smuggling route, especially for Chinese wishing to illegally enter the US, and contraband, such as opium and diamonds.

US Customs built a new border station on the east side of Cherry Street in 1914, and rented part of it out as an automotive repair shop.