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About Us Dow’s Eastern White Shingles & Shakes started in East Corinth, Maine around 1920. It was started by George B. Dow and his son Albert C. Dow. The mill was a grist mill (a mill that grinds crops into grain) and a shingle mill. They would grind farmer’s crops into grain, and also did custom sawing. They did this type of work until the early 1940’s. After bagged grain started to become popular the grist mill was closed and the sawing of laths was added. Then instead of selling the laths for snow fence Albert decided to manufacture snow fence himself. George and Albert along with a few employees would saw shingles all spring, summer, and fall, in the winter they would saw laths and produce snow fence. This went along this way through the 40’s and 50’s. In 1963 at the passing of Albert C. Dow his son George L. Dow (Lyford as he was called) who had worked with his father all his life bought the mill from his mother. Lyford ran the mill for many years sawing shingles and laths, and making snow fence. Lyford ran things the same way until the winter of 1978-1979 when he sold the snow fence machine and just sawed laths. The laths were sent out to Pennsylvania and made into snow fence. He sawed laths until the winter of 1983-1984 when the lath mill was shut down. At that point shingles were sawn year round until 1993. In 1993 George L. Dow (Lyford) retired and enjoyed life, and the mill was closed down never to reopen on the Exeter Road in Corinth, Maine. In 1998 the dream of the Dow family sawing shingles was once again coming alive. George L. Dow’s (Lyford) son Jeffrey B. Dow Sr. and his son Jeffrey B. Dow Jr started construction on a new mill at 547 Mudgett Road in Corinth, Maine. Jeff Sr had his own business in heavy truck and trailer repair for many years. Looking for a change of pace, he and his son Jeff Jr, fresh out of collage decided to once again manufacture the very best and highest quality eastern white cedar shingles. They together built a very state of the art saw mill, which included the use of lasers, and automated hydraulics. They also added sawn shakes. Shakes are sawn the same way as shingles they are just thicker and longer. They added the sawn shakes because they felt there was a need for top quality shakes. Shakes were used on buildings way back in the early years of building construction. The old fashion sawn shakes have been a huge hit with the Dow’s, and currently they saw more shakes in a year then shingles. Jeffrey B Dow Sr and Jeffrey B Dow Jr employ three others that work for them at their mill everyday. They are able to saw the very highest quality shingles and shakes that anyone can buy. Jeff Sr and Jeff Jr deliver most all the shingles and shakes that they manufacture on their own truck and trailer. They offer to do this for a few reasons. First they know if they put them on the truck and deliver them in person the product will not be damaged. Second it gives Jeff Sr and Jeff Jr a chance to meet and talk to their customers in person, establishing a very good business relationship. Both Jeff Sr and Jeff Jr like the idea of repeat customers so customer satisfaction is a must. If you are looking for the highest quality eastern white shingles and shakes, there is only one place to go Dow’s Eastern White Shingles & Shakes. We are now on our fifth generation of the same family that has been sawing shingles for 80 years. If you are interested in receiving some samples, they are available on request. Just give a call or drop an email. |
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