▁Sh ipp an , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁vessels ▁fer ried ▁passengers ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁opened ▁Sh ipp an ▁resort s ▁of ▁En nis ▁and ▁Mc De av itt . ▁The ▁rac et rack ▁at ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁brought ▁even ▁more ▁visitors , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁the ▁St am ford ▁Street ▁Railway ▁began ▁t rol ley ▁service ▁to ▁Sh ipp an . ▁ ▁The ▁St am ford ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁William ▁A . ▁L ott imer ▁was ▁named ▁its ▁first ▁Com mod ore . ▁The ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁were ▁developed ▁by ▁N . W . ▁Bar rett ▁of ▁Bridge port . ▁The ▁club ▁bo asted ▁the ▁ple asures ▁of ▁y ach ting , ▁bath ing , ▁tennis , ▁cro quet , ▁concert s ▁and ▁reception s . ▁A ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁original ▁club house ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁but ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁had ▁taken ▁its ▁place . ▁ ▁Early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁John ▁En nis ▁bought ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁south west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁point ▁and ▁ere cted ▁a ▁bath ing ▁pav il ion ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁W aders ▁could ▁enjoy ▁the ▁ref res hing ▁salt ▁water ▁without ▁the ▁worry ▁of ▁sun burn . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁were ▁cleared ▁for ▁playing