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The Plaster Rock Fraser Sawmill in 1950
The Plaster Rock Fraser Sawmill in 1950

Date: 1950
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Martin N. Turgeon

Description: This Fraser Companies sawmill was located along the Tobique River in Plaster Rock. This sawmill was built in 1906 and sawed logs into wooden boards. We see a smoke-stack indicating where bark was burned to produce steam energy. We also notice a water tank in the background, used in case of fire. At right, we see the storage shed where wooden boards were stored before being loaded on trains.

Subject: New Brunswick,Forests, Logging, Sawmills, Plaster Rock