1956 Map of Gardiners Island East

About this map

Gardiners Island and the rugged coastal reaches of East Hampton define this mid-century maritime landscape. The island itself is a self-contained ecosystem of marshes and woods, featuring the Gardiners Island Lookout Tower and a small Landing Field near Giles Pond. To the south, the narrow neck of the Peconic peninsula connects to Hither Hills State Park, where the Long Island Railroad and the Old Montauk Highway skirt the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean.