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Forest Fire Prevention
First Gate  at Second Falls
First Gate at Second Falls

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

Description: The first gate at Second Falls was located in the Green River forest. Fraser Companies of Edmundston built this gate to control passers-by and reduce the risks of forest fires in summer. A watchman lived in that camp in summer.

Subject: New Brunswick, Forests, Fires, Green River, Second Falls