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Farmers and fishermen arriving from Connecticut over the Long Island Sound founded East Hampton in 1648. Up until the beginning of the 20th century, Farming and fishing were the major industries. The area around Lily Pond Lane in the village was once considered some of the best grazing land on the East Coast, and the site of huge cattle drives to Montauk, that occurred annually for three centuries. Well-to-do summer vacationers began to frequent East Hampton, coming in from the railroad station located six miles away in Bridgehampton. Once the railroad extended to East Hampton in 1895, it became the most popular tourist spot on Long Island. East Hampton extends north to what is called Springs, a hamlet surrounded by Accabonac Harbor, Gardiner's Bay, and Three Mile Harbor. It is where the painters Willem De Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner had their home, and is now the location of the Krasner-Pollock Museum. Many other artists frequented that location. National Geographic recently voted The Village of East Hampton America's Most Beautiful Village.
