The Montauketts referred to it as "Choppaughshapaughhausuck," meaning "the spot where the stream flows out; the channel or opening of Great Pond towards the south."
[5] In 2011, the East Hampton Town Board had a plan in place to grant an exclusive concession for the beach to a different vendor, who sold lobster rolls.
As a result, he made the decision to halt the implementation of the new ordinance, evicting the 'wagon' two weeks before Memorial Day, which allowed the Ditch Witch to continue operating.
[8] The new owner, led by J. Darius Bikoff, the founder of Vitamin Water, had plans to convert the area into a members-only beach club.
In 2013, the owner's son Grant Monahan who studied anthropology/humanities at Charleston College, held a one-man photo exhibition titled "A View from the Window.