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Forest Fire Prevention
Atkinson Lookout Tower located near head waters of Iroquois River and Jalbert Brook
Atkinson Lookout Tower located near head waters of Iroquois River and Jalbert Brook

Date: 1962
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Martin N. Turgeon, Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard, Mr. Léopold Couturier

Description: We see the Atkinson Lookout Tower in the Green River area, located near the Wild Goose Branch. This watchtower was built by Fraser Companies of Edmundston. From this watchtower, a watchman could watch the area for forest fires. The Atkinson Lookout was demolish in 1962.

Subject: New Brunswick, Forest fires, Green River, Atkinson Lookout