NEW BRUNSWICK LOOKOUTS
SEVEN MILE RIDGE (SECONDARY)
Restigouche County
1936: "At Seven Mile Ridge, Restigouche County, a fifty-foot wooden tower was built on Lot Letter "Q", Range 1, Balmoral Settlement. This secondary tower was connected to the Christopher Brook Telephone Line by the extension of this line eastward a distance of one mile. It co-operates with Squaw Cap and Blue Mountain Towers in the detection of fires in the north eastern part of the County. It is easily accessible by car and commands an extensive view. The New Brunswick International Paper Company co-operated in drawing up plans and in loaning a Senior Warden to take charge of construction." (Department of Lands and Mines, Annual Report)
1937: "At Seven Mile Ridge Secondary Lookout Station, Restigouche County, an equipment cache was built with warden labour during dull weather. This cache will be in charge of the Warden detailed to make observations from this Lookout Station." (77th Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Mines)
1940: "A short metallic circuit, 1.7 miles in length, was built at McKendrick, Restigouche County, to give Seven Mile Ridge Secondary Tower and Tool Cache direct connection with the New Brunswick Telephone Company's lines out of Campbellton Exchange." (104th Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Mines)
1945: "The Seven Mile Ridge Telephone Line in Restigouche County was extended through St. Arthur Settlement west of the Seven Mile Ridge Tower a distance of four miles by building a new metallic circuit on poles. Part of this construction is of a temporary nature and it is expected that it will be completed and brought up to standard in the spring when weather conditions will permit this work being resumed." (109th Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Mines)
1946: "The extension to the Seven Mile Ridge Telephone Line in Restigouche County through St. Artrhur Settlement was brought up to standard as it had been previously done on a temporary basis. Four miles of pole line were involved." (110th Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Mines)
1948: "The old secondary wooden tower at Seven Mile Ridge was replaced by an 80 foot galvanized steel tower with octagonal glass enclosed cabin on top which will be classed as a primary tower in the future." (112th Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Mines)
1956: "At Seven Mile Ridge a concrete block building 8' x 8' was built to house emergency standby power equipment for this important VHF automatic relay station." (120th Annual Report of the department of Lands and Mines, year ending 3/31/1957)