Sixty-Something: Why is it Called Wainscott?
For the weekend visitor it’s just a sign on Route 27 that says Wainscott. Sometimes you don’t even see the sign as you are driving in a hurry either east or west. Wainscott only has less than 700 full time residents on 7.2 square miles of land of which a .5 square mile is water or wetlands. Its highest elevation is only 32 feet. Heck, up until in 2007 it was the only place in the whole U.S.A. with a one room school. Amazingly that school was founded in 1730.So why is it named Wainscott? What is its story? The hamlet of Wainscott is noted in the East Hampton Town records as “an independen...
Source: hamptons.com