In Deep Water: The East Hampton Enclave Awash with Controversy

With lilting birds, sunset views, and plenty of prime real estate, Georgica Pond is perhaps the most exclusive neighborhood in the Hamptons. Few summer people are aware, however, that the 290-acre body of water has been the center of unending controversy — and the scene for more than one whodunit — over the past century. It all started back in 1686, when the governor of the province of New York (and errand boy for King James II), Thomas Dongan, granted a board of trustees nearly absolute power over East Hampton’s beaches and bodies of water. The declaration — or, “patent,”… Read Full Article