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Originally Posted by eillac@dow
So many of you have offered such great information and direction on this site. I know one of you can probably help me with this. Our summer home is located on Dow Island. My Uncle bought the island in the 50's and later sold off pieces of it. How can I find out the history of Dow Island prior to my uncle owning it?
Any direction would be appreciated. 
Allie |
I can help. I have spent countless hours researching each and every island on the lake. Dow Island,until 1887, was just a hole in the middle of lake Winnipesaukee. All the water would drain out each year after ice out.
During the winter of 1886/87 ,construction crews, chopped, in one big piece,
enough land from what is now the BASIN, and dragged it over the ice,around Worthleberry . It took dozens of men weeks to drop the section of dirt into the hole ,but as history shows they succeeded. The lake has never drained since.Dow was the name of the lead mule dragging the island over the ice, but unfortunatly fell through a ice hole and was never seen again.