: ▁Mill ville . ▁The ▁transl ator / author ▁Mary ▁Louise ▁Bo oth ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mill ville ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁but ▁because ▁there ▁were ▁th ir teen ▁other ▁towns ▁named ▁" Mill ville " ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁renamed ▁" Y aph ank ", ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Native ▁American ▁word ▁Yam phan ke , ▁meaning ▁" bank ▁of ▁a ▁river ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁built ▁a ▁rail road ▁station ▁in ▁Y aph ank ▁( st ill ▁named ▁Mill ville ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁and ▁virt ually ▁over night ▁the ▁small ▁mill ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁commercial ▁center . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Y aph ank ▁had ▁two ▁gr ist ▁mill s , ▁two ▁l umber ▁mill s , ▁two ▁black sm ith ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁printing ▁office , ▁an ▁u ph ol st ery ▁shop , ▁a ▁stage co ach ▁line , ▁two ▁phys icians , ▁a ▁sh oe ▁shop , ▁two ▁wheel w right ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁meat ▁market , ▁a ▁dress maker ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁store . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Y aph ank ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁gr ist ▁mill s , ▁black sm ith , ▁phys ician , ▁sh oe ▁shop , ▁wheel w right ▁sh ops , ▁meat ▁mark ets ▁and