Danville, Washington — Border Town That Used to Look North

Danville sits less than a mile from Canada.

During Ferry County's mining era, traders established a post near the border and the community became a supply point for people moving between districts on both sides.

Roads and railroads followed the same north-south logic.

Historical accounts describe nearby Midway, British Columbia, as part of the same practical neighborhood before modern border controls made the international line more conspicuous.

Danville remains inhabited, and the border crossing gives the tiny community a role larger than its population suggests.

Most towns measure their surrounding trade area in miles.

Danville's has always included another country.