Brick Kilns | East Hampton Town, NY

Barnes Hole is first mentioned in 1716 in the diary of a New London, CT resident who made frequent trips by boat to the east end of Long Island to visit relatives and do business. The Barnes name possibly came from Isaac Barnes, who was born in East Hampton in 1677.   He was one of the four founders of Amagansett, settling there around 1700. Isaac Barnes was a brick maker and died in Amagansett in 1769 at the age of 92.

Brick making was an early local industry. The bricks were made from gray Gardiner’s Island and red Amagansett clay. Evidence remains of the clay pits in scoured-out hillsides that were mined along the present day Paumanok Path in the neighboring Bell Estate. A commemorative plaque is on the shoulder of Fresh Pond Road near the intersection with Cross Highway. Remnant masses of molten brick are within view of the plaque.

(Source: Barnes Landing Association, Inc. – Barnes Landing: A History by Bill Good)