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Beginnings: Bridgehampton records its start in 1656 when Josiah Stanborough, an original settler of Southampton, built a house in Sagg, today known as Sagaponack. Soon after the first settlers moved in, a bridge was erected over Sagg Pond, joining Sagg and Mecox to its west. They named the lane that crossed the small causeway Bridge Street, which likely inspired the hamlet's future name: Bridge Hampton (later bridged itself to form one word). Most of the founding families were connected to the whaling industry. Once Sag Harbor was settled about 1730, whaling fell off. But the soil in Bridgehampton was rich enough for farming to take over.
Photo: The Hampton House, Bridgehampton from "Lo...
Photo: The Hampton House, Bridgehampton from "Lo...
Beginnings: Bridgehampton records its start in 1656 when Josiah Stanborough, an original settler of Southampton, built a house in Sagg, today known as Sagaponack. Soon after the first settlers moved in, a bridge was erected over Sagg Pond, joining Sagg and Mecox to its west. They named the lane that crossed the small causeway Bridge Street, which likely inspired the hamlet's future name: Bridge Hampton (later bridged itself to form one word). Most of the founding families were connected to the whaling industry. Once Sag Harbor was settled about 1730, whaling fell off. But the soil in Bridgehampton was rich enough for farming to take over.
Photo: The Hampton House, Bridgehampton from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Hampton House, Bridgehampton from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Jersey City Water Main Break Leaves Bayonne Dry, Schools Delayed
A water main break in Jersey City has left Bayonne residents with no water Monday morning.
The break is also snarling traffic around Route 440, which is closed from Communipaw to Culver Avenues because gushing water from the 42-inch pipe has begun to...Tags: The Associated Press, East Quogue, Hampton Bays, Quogue
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Cops: Mom Drove Drunk With Daughters In Car
A Long Island mother was arrested and charged after police say she drove drunk and crashed her vehicle, injuring her two daughters who were riding in the backseat in the process.
According to Southampton Town Police, Christina Kelly, 34, of Sag Harbor...Tags: Vehicles, Health, Transportation Accidents, Hampton Bays, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Party time again: Michelle Obama explains the Angela Merkel state dinner for you guys without invites
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Don Hewitt hospitalized: Liz Smith
The TV ZoneJust heard this grim news: Liz Smith is reporting that Don Hewitt is at Sloan Kettering, "felled" by pancreatic cancer. [Now, this update: I'm told he IS NOT in the hospital but will go in this Friday.] Here's the......Tags: Values, Manhattan (New York City), The New York Times, 60 Minutes (tv program), CBS Corp.
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60 Minutes Creator Don Hewitt Dies at 86
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Don Hewitt, the CBS newsman who invented "60 Minutes" and produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton home, CBS said. His death came a month after that of...Tags: Al Gore, Television, Diane Sawyer , Journalism, Miss America Pageant
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