1909 LIBERTY 5C PR68

In 1909, a treaty was signed by the United States and Canada that sought to resolve disputes over water rights between the two nations. The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 was set up by the International Joint Commission and defined boundary waters as “surface waters along the international border, mostly in whole, excluding upstream tributaries”. The treaty regulates, for example, the amount of water that was allowed to exit Lake Superior into United States power plants. This 1909 nickel recalls the passing of the Boundary Waters Treaty.