CARIBBEAN St. Maarten or St. Martin Union Road Monument, an - TopicsExpress



          

CARIBBEAN St. Maarten or St. Martin Union Road Monument, an obelisk on Union Road is the main marker of the division between Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin, which coexist on a 37-square-mile split nicknamed the Friendly Island. The original division of the island was based on a wager: In 1648, Dutch and French colonists chose two walkers to skirt the island and establish a border. The French ended up with a bit more land. The Dutch accused the French walker of running. The French blamed it on the booze; Their walker was drinking wine, his opponent, Dutch gin.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:01:42 +0000

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