EAST HAMPTON TRAILS GROUP CELEBRATES CLEARING OF 18th CENTURY VAN SCOY FAMILY HOME SITE, SCHOOLHOUSE, WELL, CEMETERY IN NORTHWEST

The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society and the Town of East Hampton Office of Land Management uncovered the remains of the 18th century Van Scoy family home site, schoolhouse, well and cemetery in Northwest.A ceremony celebrating the opening of the site will be held in the Grassy Hollow Nature Preserve (across from the Grace Estate). 

Directions To get to the site: Coming from the east, take Northwest Rd. south about one-half mile from intersection with Alewive Brook Rd. Coming from the south or west, turn right at the end of Cedar Street onto Old Northwest Rd. and go north about 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Northwest Rd. and go another 1.5 miles. Park on side of road by Schoolhouse Plaque. The Van Scoy site is in the woods on the east side of Northwest Rd.

Trails Preservation president Jim Zajac and East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. and Trails Preservation Vice President for Trails Maintenance Richard Poveromo will speak, as well as show visitor the work being done on the archaeological site.

Afterwards Lee Dion will lead an three-mile hike through the larger, abandoned Northwest “Ghost Town” settlement, which in the 18th century included 15 large farms, a mill, sawmill, and wharves and warehouses on Northwest Harbor.

*Raindate: Sunday, May 29 at 10 a.m.