Sand Lake in Averill Park in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor

1915-1931

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

1. Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor Marker

Inscription. A carpenter, Cotton built the parlor and opened it seasonally. He had a dozen café tables and sold vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors. It was a favorite stop for travelers, teens and knitting mill workers.

It was remodeled and became home to the Dobert family, 1940-70s, and then used for storage. In 2008 Girl Scout Troop 1181, local volunteers and contractors restored the parlor.

This is the only known 1900s parlor left in New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 42° 38.263′ N, 73° 32.42′ W. Marker is in Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is in Sand Lake. It is on Taborton Road (New York State Route 43) east of Miller Hill Road ( Route 66), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Taborton Rd, Sand Lake NY 12153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sand Lake Union (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sand Lake Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Glass Lake (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.7

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miles away); Methodist Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Burden Lake (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Averill Park.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

2. Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.