Abbot Augustus Low

[6] Low was an inventor and held various patents, such as a means of preserving maple sugar,[7] a motor,[8] an exhaust system,[9] an igniter,[9] and a bottle.

[10] Low filed a patent application in 1909 for a "waste-paper receptacle" [11] that is believed to have been the first paper shredder.

[1] Low's property around Lows Lake, also known as the Bog River Flow, included a narrow gauge railroad, a blacksmith shop, an energy generating plant, a stable, an engine house, storehouses, maple sugaring buildings, employee housing and boathouses.

[6] Low developed the property with two dams to produce electricity and aid annual log drivings.

[2] It is now part of the Bog River Management Unit in Adirondack Park.