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History · West Sand Lake

West Sand Lake’s history is
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The public archives hold just one old photo of West Sand Lake. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Cruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield Glove Co., Mayfield, New York back, c. 1907 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

West Sand Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place within the town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,616 people in 2020. The community is located in the northwestern corner of the town of Sand Lake.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,660 people in 2010, 2,616 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1974.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Sand Lake yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
c. 1907Cruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield Glove Co., Mayf…Commons
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield G…, c. 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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West Sand Lake, decade by decade

1900s1 item
Cruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield Glove Co., Mayfield, New York backCommonsCruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield Glove Co., Mayfield, New Yo…c. 1907
1910s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today10 photos
2024-06-20 14 53 17 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake along eastbound New York State Route 43 (West Sand Lake Road)…Commons2024-06-20 14 53 17 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake a…20242024-06-20 14 48 46 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake at the intersection of New York State Route 43 and New York S…Commons2024-06-20 14 48 46 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake a…20242024-06-20 14 48 40 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake at the intersection of New York State Route 43 and New York S…Commons2024-06-20 14 48 40 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake a…20242024-06-20 14 48 33 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake at the intersection of New York State Route 43 and New York S…Commons2024-06-20 14 48 33 Sign for the hamlet of West Sand Lake a…20242024-06-20 14 45 43 View east along New York State Route 43 (West Sand Lake Road) at New York State Route 150 in the We…Commons2024-06-20 14 45 43 View east along New York State Route 43…20242020-10-17 10 19 21 View north along New York State Route 150 at New York State Route 43 (West Sand Lake Road) in Sand …Commons2020-10-17 10 19 21 View north along New York State Route 1…20202017-09-10 12 08 47 View east along New York State Route 43 (West Sand Lake Road) at New York State Route 150 in the We…Commons2017-09-10 12 08 47 View east along New York State Route 43…20172014-08-28 13 46 06 View east along New York State Route 43 at New York State Route 150 in the West Sand Lake section o…Commons2014-08-28 13 46 06 View east along New York State Route 43…20142014-08-28 13 36 57 View west along New York State Route 43 at New York State Route 150 in the West Sand Lake section o…Commons2014-08-28 13 36 57 View west along New York State Route 43…20142013-08-25 10 55 39 View east along New York State Route 43 inCommons2013-08-25 10 55 39 View east along New York State Route 43…2013

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Cruser Post Card Co. - Mayfield Glove Co., Mayfield, New York back (c. 1907) and it appears here side by side.

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