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Forest Fire Prevention
Costigan Mountain Tower in the Plaster Rock Area
Costigan Mountain Tower in the Plaster Rock Area

Date: After 1954
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard, Mr. Léopold Couturier, Mr. Martin N. Turgeon

Description: We see the Watchman Tower of Costigan Mountain in the Plaster Rock area near Ogilvie Lake. This tower was build in 1954 by Fraser Companies of Plaster Rock and was 45 feet high, high enough to spot forest fires in the area.

Subject: New Brunswick, Forest fires, Plaster Rock, Costigan Mountain