Editing Stanstead, Quebec (section)

===Rock Island===
{{Main|Rock Island, Quebec}}
Rock Island was settled in 1798 by Samuel and Selah Pomroy from [[Massachusetts]]. In 1802, a bridge was built across the [[Tomifobia River]] to ease access to Derby Line. The following year, Col. Charles Kilborn built a saw mill and a corn mill, then set up a dam on the river to feed them. A few years later, a channel was dug in the bend of the river. The territory located between the channel and the river was named "Rock Island".

Rock Island was incorporated as a village in 1892, and became a town in 1957.

Rock Island is known for the [[Haskell Free Library and Opera House]], deliberately constructed on the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] and opened in 1904. The original owners were a couple with dual nationality; Mr. Carlos F. Haskell was an American businessman from Derby Line who owned a number of sawmills, while Mrs. Haskell was born in Canada. The intent was that people on both sides of the border would have use of the facility, which is now a designated historic site. Visitors today may still enter the facility from the Canadian or American sides, though those who use it as a border crossing must report to their respective customs office.

Another famous native of Rock Island is Henrietta Banting (1912–1976), the wife of [[Frederick Banting]], co-discoverer of [[insulin]] in 1922. The Bantings donated some land to the town, and the municipal authorities recognized them by naming a public park in their honour in 1981 (located on the north side of Rue Notre-Dame Ouest (Notre-Dame West Street) going westbound towards Dufferin).

It is also the home of the Dairy Association Company, the manufacturers of [[Bag Balm]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tomifobia.com/bagbalm/our_story.html| access-date=2007-07-29| title=The Bag Balm Story| first=John| last=Mahoney| date=2000-01-10}}</ref><ref>This is different from the manufacturers of the product located in [[Lyndonville, Vermont]].</ref>

The Butterfield factory closed in 1982 after a lengthy strike by Canadian workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://townshipsheritage.com/article/butterfields-important-invention-leads-international-factory|title=Butterfield's: Important Invention Leads to International Factory &#124; Townships Heritage WebMagazine|website=townshipsheritage.com}}</ref>