After the Spaniards abandoned this Caribbean island in the mid-17th century, it was quickly populated by French and Dutch colonists. Each wanted to claim it for their respective countries. Rather than risk a military conflict, they negotiated the Treaty of Concordia in 1648. France now owns 20 square miles in the north while the Netherlands has the lower 13 square miles. This obelisk at the border celebrated the 300th anniversary of their agreement.
