A beautiful high headland overlooking Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, East Chop once hosted a semaphore station to relay news of arriving ships to the mainland and still hosts a lighthouse along with handsome, sprawling summer homes built in the Shingle or Queen Anne style and facing out to sea. Small streets run from the Chop back to the Highlands, an area of small parks and modest homes.

 

East Chop in the News

Swinging in the Years: East Chop Tennis Club Celebrates 100 Years

Town May Take Ownership of Fragile East Chop Bluff

Beacon of History

East Chop Bungalow Turns 100

Eroding Bluff Threatens Scenic Drive Along East Chop; Repairs Are Needed

 

East Chop Town Column: July 12
Rick Herrick

On a Sunday afternoon in July about 10 years ago the Beach Club was alive with excitement. Dexter Nerney had purchased blue sea glass at a gift shop during the off-season and brought it to the Vineyard. On that Sunday afternoon, he scattered it around the beach and then sat with some friends with his wonderful impish grin to watch the action.

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East Chop Town Column: July 5
Rick Herrick

Amos Gaylord enrolled in a college last fall that was 12 miles from his home in Waitsfield, Vt., but it could have just as easily been on another planet. When his mom, Beth Huss Young, called on Sunday afternoons to see how he was doing, she was given five minutes. There was even less communication during meals. Students were ordered to remain silent during all three of them.

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4 Troy Street, Oak Bluffs

On a quiet street off the intersection of East Chop Drive and Temehegan Road, this five bedroom Victorian-style house offers exceptional water and sunset views overlooking Vineyard Sound. The custom home, built in 1998, invites you to relax outdoors on the wrap-around porch or large landscaped lawn. The property also features a hot tub, outdoor shower and space to add a pool.

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