Connecticut and Massachusetts Gird For a Border War

First, Georgia sought to annex part of Tennessee to gain access to a lake.  Now, a Massachusetts lake may have gained access to Connecticut, triggering a border squabble.

Seen at WTIC:

About 170 Suffield homeowners face bills from Southwick, Mass., for new dock and boat permits. The money will pay for police patrols on the lake.

But Suffield officials say the lake has risen since a 1913 survey, putting its eastern side within Connecticut’s borders.

Disputes over the notch, also known as the Southwick Jog, date to Colonial days.

Massachusetts gained part of the area, which dips into the otherwise uniform border, in 1804 to compensate for losing several towns to Connecticut in the 1600s and 1700s.