Bridgehampton in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wick's Tavern

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017

1. Wick's Tavern Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1686 by John Wick and used by American and British Soldiers during the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 56.26′ N, 72° 18.063′ W. Marker is in Bridgehampton, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Montauk Highway) and Ocean Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street (Montauk Highway). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2510 Main Street, Bridgehampton NY 11932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgehampton Founders Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Triangular Commons (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Auto Races (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carl Yastrzemski (approx. 0.3 miles away); Poxabogue Windmill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Spider Legged Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Town of East Hampton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Water Mill Rolls of Honor (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgehampton.

Also see . . .
1. Wick's Tavern, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County. Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey (Submitted on December 4, 2017.)

2. "Bridgehampton Residents Want To Explore Ways To Preserve Wick's Tavern Corner". 27East entry, June 10, 2015:
"A corner of Bridgehampton’s busiest intersection once served in the 1700s as the site of Wick’s Tavern, which housed the hamlet’s first post office, and was where local freemen who opposed the British Parliament are believed to have met during the Revolutionary War era. It has been recognized by the state as a historic place."

Wick's Tavern Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017

2. Wick's Tavern Marker - Wide View

Note the building here is a modern construction - the tavern was demolished in 1941.

(Submitted on December 4, 2017.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 3,003 times since then and 181 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.