"The Hamptons Mystique" began around 1870 when residents of Westhampton Beach, or Ketchaboneck as it was then known, started providing lodging to travelers who reached the area via the newly constructed Long Island Railroad spur from Manorville. This practice soon spread to other parts of the Hamptons and it was not long before tourism became the most important aspect of the regional economy, moving past whaling, fishing and farming as inhabitant...