East Hampton Railroad & Fire Station Tour and Air Line Trail History Walk

The Chatham Historical Society (CHS) is
organizing a walking tour of the old East Hampton Railroad Station
and a walk on the Air Line Trail on Sunday, November 10th
at 1 pm as part of its “Explore East Hampton” monthly series of
walks. The walks are sponsored by the East Hampton Parks and
Recreation Dept. Come for a walk back
in time and learn about the proud and glorious history of East
Hampton.

Marty Podskoch, a member of the CHS, will lead
the walk. Blair Binge, owner of the railroad station, will give a
tour and tell the history of the station. Presently Blair has an
auto repair garage in the station called “Train Station Motors.”

The walk will then proceed to the East Hampton Fire House for a tour of its facilities.

The walk will then go to the Air Line Trail where walkers
will learn about the history of the railroad that began in New
Haven, traveled through East Hampton and stopped in Boston.

The Walking Tour offers a wonderful and unique
opportunity for new and old residents to learn about the history
of East Hampton and for life-long residents to share their
recollections and stories with others. Adults and children are
welcome to join in what promises to be an afternoon of making
local history come alive.

The walk will begin
and end at the new East Hampton parking lot near Main Street
Pizza at the new entrance to the Air Line Trail at South Main
Street (Route 196).

The
tour will take approximately 1 hour. Heavy rain or snow will
cancel the hike.

For
further information about upcoming walks or the CHS, contact
Marty Podskoch, coordinator of the “Explore East Hampton” walks
at 860-267-2442, podskoch@comcast.net, or visit http://www.easthamptonrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=27025  or http://www.chathamhistoricalsocietyct.org/