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Forest Fire Prevention
Camp of the Watchman at the Iroquois Gate
Camp of the Watchman at the Iroquois Gate

Date: 195-
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard, Mr. Léopold Couturier

Description: This camp at the first Iroquois gate was located at the Fraser Companies limits in the Green River forest at the Québec border in the 1950s. This allowed a control of passers-by, thereby reducing risks of forest fires. A watchman lived in that camp during summer.

Subject: New Brunswick, Forests Fires, Green River, Rivière Iroquois