School House Site Northwest | East Hampton Town, NY

Today, the Van Scoy Burial Ground serves as a historical marker, preserving the memory of the schoolhouse, the Van Scoy family, and their unique arrangements with the town of East Hampton. While the original wooden structure has long since disappeared, the foundation stones that once supported the schoolhouse remain as a tangible link to the past. The site offers a glimpse into a bygone era, where education, agriculture, and community cooperation intertwined to shape the landscape of East Hampton. 

The Burying ground stands as part of the Northwest “Ghost town” settlement, a nature trail that winds through the Van Scoy Homestead, to Northwest Harbor, East Hampton’s first harbor on the South Fork of Long Island and back on the ‘whalebone landing road’. During the 18th century, this settlement encompassed fifteen expansive farms, a mill, a sawmill, and various wharves and warehouses situated along the shores of Northwest Harbor. Both the Northwest trail and the Paumanok Path intersect in the Old Grace Estate on Barcelona Neck.

(Source: Van Scoy Burial Ground – Wikipedia)