Editing Kingsbury, New York (section)

== History ==
A charter for a Township of Kingsbury was granted by King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] on May 11, 1762. It was named after [[Kingsbury, London|a small parish]] on the western outskirts of London.<ref>[https://washingtoncounty.fun/our-county/kingsbury-ny/ "Kingsbury", Washington County NY Tourism]</ref> Its first settler was James Bradshaw. Albert Baker arrived second, constructing a sawmill at what is today known as Baker's Falls. John Jones built a mill in the northwest corner of town. Following his death, Edward Patten purchased Jones' land and renamed the settlement Pattens Mills, a name by which it is still known.<ref name="historian">{{cite web
   |url=http://teachers.hfcsd.org/webpages/tkingsbury/files/Town%20Historian.pdf
   |title=KINGSBURY NEW YORK 11 MAY, 1762
   |last=Loding, RH
   |first=Paul R.
   |accessdate=February 26, 2010
   |archive-date=July 26, 2011
   |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726145928/http://teachers.hfcsd.org/webpages/tkingsbury/files/Town%20Historian.pdf
   |url-status=dead
   }}</ref>

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], General [[John Burgoyne]] and his troops passed through the town after the [[Battle of Fort Anne]]. In 1780, Major [[Christopher Carleton]] led a raid that set fire to everything but the homes of [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]].<ref name=Loding/>

[[Washington County, New York|Charlotte County]], of which Kingbury was a part, was annexed by the [[Vermont Republic]] in 1781. The following year, it renounced its claim to Charlotte County, and New York officially recognized the town of Kingsbury. In 1810, the settlement near Baker's Falls [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as the village of Sandy Hill, though it changed its name to Hudson Falls in 1910.<ref name="historian"/>

In 1823, the [[Champlain Canal]] was opened, followed in 1833 by the [[Glens Falls Feeder Canal]]. Major industry consisted of farming, milling, mining, and logging. [[Limestone]] was produced at Smiths Basin.<ref name=Loding>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9AU-gllqVIEC&q=Kingsbury%2C+New+York Loding, Paul R., ''Kingsbury and Hudson Falls'', Arcadia Publishing, 2001, no pagination] {{isbn|9780738505343}}</ref>