Snow Lumber Company Drives Defense Work Nationwide
Snow Lumber Company continues to fill government orders for millwork lockers and ship hundreds of thousands of crates as defense projects span Fort Bragg Cherry Point Camp Davis Camp Lee and more. The firm highlights long service from 400 employees and 28 military staff, with robust power and sprinkler protections and a history tracing back to 1880s growth under Dalton and Snow.
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Marine Barracks
New River
Marine Air Base
Cherry Point
Camp Davis
Holly Ridge
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Camp Pickett
Oriana
Air Technical School
Goldsboro
Air Training School
Bennettsville
Frank Dalton and Ernest Snow Built Snow Lumber in High Point
Frank Dalton led Snow Lumber Company with Ernest Snow after forming the business in 1890 when Snow Lumber was incorporated. Dalton, born in 1857 in Rockingham County, served as president and held other industrial posts while prioritizing Snow Lumber until his death. He split time between Greensboro and High Point, balancing work at the plant with family needs and local affairs.
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High Point
Frank Dalton
Greensboro
Ernest Snow
Snow Lumber Company
Rockingham County
P. H. Dalton
First Presbyterian Church of
Capt. Snow
R. B. Terry
Mr. Dalton
Old Globe Home Furniture Company
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Life of Ernest A. Snow Shaped High Point Industry
Ernest A. Snow, born October 5, 1850 in Montpelier New Hampshire, settled in High Point North Carolina in 1871. He led Snow Lumber Company as secretary treasurer from incorporation until his death March 22 1920 at age 72. He helped found High Points first furniture factory and supported the Southern Chair Company and other plants while serving the First Presbyterian church and mentoring youth. He built over a hundred rental houses and enjoyed billiards and a grandpa role to local youngsters.
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Winston-Salem
Young Snow
High Point
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William H. Snow
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Alice English
Sunny South
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Bertha Barbee
Helen Hayes
Winifred Armentrout
Ruby Bencini
Dorothy Groom
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Rodney E. Snow
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High Point Enterprise
OLD Soldiers Home
Reece
Snow Lumber Co
Carter Dalton
H. M. Armentrout
B. L. Southern, Jr
W. F. Thomas
Bruce von Cannon
Major Akers
S. C. Beal
W. H. Snow
Archdale
Petty & Hammond
Mr. Petty
Mr. Hammond
Goodell & Waters
Philadelphia
Snow & Company
Ernest A
Johnson
Snow & Johnson
T. H. Patten
Snow & Patten
Mr. Pat
H. W. Ladehoff
S. L. Rodenbough
George Yates
Hunter Dalton
Hiram Armentrout
Curtis Byrd
Ralph Chilton
Leslie Cook
T. L. Driggers
Joe Forrester
B. E. Freeman
Wayne Frye
R. L. Gaulgher
C. A. Goodman
J. L Goodman
Elmer Jensen
T. A. Johnson
J. Ledbetter
W. L. Martin
L. Curtis Madden, Jr
Fred Nelson
Wiley Norwood
A. G. Pearson
James Pow
Ed Seager
Bruce Shankle
Raymond Shipton
W. Briles
Henry de Carter Dalton
A Sam Feemster
Graddy Freeman
Paul Eewcard
Coy Jackson
M. L. Sonia Edmont
Frank McDonald
Hammer
S. M. Pope
Henry Roach
J. W. Robbins
C. A
W. E. Snow
Charlie Spencer
L. Smith
David Teague
Wesley Teague
J. D. Walden
H. W. Wagner
W. S. West
Raymond Whit
E. E. Whitt
Thomas L. Stout
Dan Neally
Claude Hill
Secretary of the United States Treasury
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Ernest
Merchants and Manufacturers Club
Buck
W. B.) Merriman
Bickett
North Carolina Building Commission
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