10 Suprising Facts You Didn't Know About The Hamptons

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1. 56 nuclear tipped missles were hidden on Old Country Road in Westhampton from 1959 - 1964.

2. The hit Neftlix show Stranger Things was supposed to be filmed in Montauk.

3. Hampton Bays was known as 'Good Ground' until 1922. The hamlet changed its name in order to capitalize on the success of its other Hampton neighbors.

4. During WW2, a German submarine dropped off 6 German sabotuers near Amagansett. They were quickly caught and brought to justice.

5. Sagaponack is one of the country's most expensive zip codes.

6. The oldest lighthouse in New York State is the Montauk lighthouse.

7. America's most famous First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy was born in Southampton Hospital.

8. Westhampton was initially called Beaver Dam.

9. East Hampton was home to one of the first boutique cycling studios, the now defunct The Zone which opened in 1997.

10. There are three commerical vineyards in the Hamptons, Wolfer Estate Vineyard, Channing Daughters Winery, and Duck Walk Vineyards.

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