Editing Sand Lake, New York (section)

===Averill Park===
[[Averill Park, New York|Averill Park]] is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] near the center of the town. The Averill post office was established in 1880, with Frank Pettit as first postmaster; the name was changed to Averill Park in 1882.<ref>Kay, John L., Smith, Chester M., Jr., ''New York Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1980'', (1982) State College, PA, American Philatelic Society, {{ISBN|0-933580-05-3}}, p 263.</ref> Faith Mills (1829-1966) is one of the textile factories that were established,  starting in the early 19th century, along what is now Burden Lake Road. It was powered with water from the Wynantskill.<ref name="HM of Sand Lake" /> It is located east of West Sand Lake and has a number of retail businesses, two churches, and the Averill Park High School. The main street has businesses from the mid-19th century.<ref name="Town of Sand Lake" />