Backstory: How the White Farm in Sagaponack Sold for a Song

Sagaponack is America's second most expensive ZIP code
Dan’s Papers

The White Farm in Sagaponack, about 57 acres, was founded in the 17th century by Ebenezer White. Remarkably, run by the White family, it remained intact as their potato farm through to the end of the 20th century. But in 1993, a Texas oil man said he’d like to buy it. The oil man,…