The original International Hotel. Located on the Border of Fort Covington, N.Y. and Dundee, Quebec, Canada was built around 1820.

Extracted from: Fort Covington And Her Neighbors: History of Three Towns by Donovan, 1977. 

The Taillons of Dundee and Fort Covington, N.Y. came from Glengarry, Ontario, Canada West. as it was called then. There were numerous branches of the family, and many members wrote their name as "Tyo". Many of them stayed in Canada, especially in Tyotown, near Cornwall, Ontario and in the Summerton district. John B. Taillon was born on a farm on the Snye (French "Chenail") in 1842, his family having come from Glengarry, earlier in the 1800's. John's property was extensive and was mostly in Canada. He was a leading figure in the Saint Agnes de Dundee parish and was equally popular on the American side of the line. His home was in Dundee, where for many years he owned and operated the International Hotel. The bar was partly in Canada and partly in the United States, an obvious help to his business. Opposite the hotel was the Taillon store, which was later burned down. Mrs. Taillon was born Catherine Murphy. There were five sons: Jack, Walter, Francis, Charles and Steven, and two daughters: Florence and Agnes. All were married in the neighborhood except for Walter, who died unmarried. Dan Tyo ran the Northern Hotel on Water Street for a number of years. Alex Tyo rented the hotel at Dundee from John Taillon in 1887. Joe Tyo ran a store at Cooks' Corners for several years. His sister, Maggie, was for years an employee in Dan McCarthy's tailor shop. In later years, she married Larry Lynch. 

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INTERNATIONAL HOTEL DEEDS RECORDED IN THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 
MALONE, NEW YORK Researched: 11 October 1991 by Carol (Tyo) LaDue

Recorded: 15 March 1897 Liber 104, page 82 Grantor: Jean Baptiste Taillon, Sr. Lucy Plamondon Taillon, his wife of the Township of Dundee, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada. Grantee: John (Jean) Baptiste Taillon, Jr. of the Township of Dundee, Province of Quebec, Amount: $1.00 Premises: Situated in the Town of Ft. Covington, County of Franklin, State of New York, being part of lot 7 or 6 in the Indian Reservation. 1/4th of an acre of land. bounded in front (to the south west) by the highway leading from Ft. Covington, NY to Dundee, P.Q. Former Deed: Dated 9 January 1876, which includes the above mentioned premises and other lands in the Dominion of Canada. Duly recorded in the Registrars Office at Huntington, P.Q. on the 15th of April 1876. Register G, Volume 10, Page 365, under number 10.222. Recorded: 20 May 1931 Liber 204, page 572 Grantor: Heirs of Jean Taillon, of Dundeee John A. Taillon (heirs of) John died about 5 years prior to this recording. Stephen T. Taillon Charles A. Taillon F.E. Taillon Grantee: Walter Casson Taillon, merchant of Dundee, Quebec, brother of the grantors listed above. Property: International Hotel, barn, boat house (property and contents) Recorded: 1934 Liber 213, page 354 Grantor: Walter C. Taillon (heirs of) Grantee: Agnes Taillon Coyle Recorded: 4 August 1941 Liber 233, page 125 Grantor: Mary Agnes Taillon Coyle Grantee: Charles A. Taillon of Ft. Covington, NY Premises: Property fromerly owned ty Walter Taillon, of Dundee, P.Q. In the County of Franklin, Town of Ft. Covington. Macomb's Purchase, Track Number 1, Township Number 1. Lot Number ------ (was left blank) Taillon, Walter, Estate, Dundee Rd., Mercantile Lot, 1/4 acre, bounded North by Canadian Line; East by Morris; South by Taillon; West by Salmon River. Recorded: 6 November 1967 Liber 437, page 1142 Grantor: Edward Dolan Taillon of Chateaguay St., Ft. Covington. Executor of the will of Mary Dolan Taillon, deceased. Mary was the sole beneficiary of the late Charles A. Taillon of Ft. Covington. Grantee: Maurice Patenaude of St. Agnes de Dundee, Province of Quebec, Canada. Premises: Lying between the Town of Ft. Covington, County of Franklin, State of New York, and formerly known as the International Hotel property and more particularly described in a certain deed from the Treasurer of the County of Franklin to Charles A. Taillon, dated August 4, 1941 in Liber 233 of Deeds at page 127 as follows: Town of Ft. Covington, Macomb's Purchase, Great Tract Number 1, Township Number 1. Lot Number -------- (left blank) Taillon, Walter, Estate, Dundee Rd., Mercantile Lot. 1/4 acre, Bounded North my Canadian Line; East by Morris; South by Taillon; West by Salmon River.