41°35′42″N 71°24′54″W / 41.595°N 71.415°W
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Quonset Point (/ˈkwɒnsɪt/ ), also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there. Quonset is an Algonquian word meaning "small, long place".[1][2]
Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air Station Quonset Point, a large United States Navy base. The peninsula is now used for industrial purposes and is partially abandoned. A major industry located there is a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility for Electric Boat Corporation. It was also home to Camp Endicott, home to the Atlantic fleet Seabees.
Quonset Point is currently home to Quonset State Airport which is a joint civil-military public airport home to the Quonset Point Air National Guard Station and the 143d Airlift Wing (143 AW) of the Rhode Island Air National Guard, flying the C-130J Hercules.
Rhode Island Route 403 is a freeway branching from Rhode Island Route 4 that serves the area. Quonset is also served by a railroad spur from Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The Providence and Worcester Railroad provides freight service along this stretch of the Corridor.
- ^ William Bright (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ Charles L. Cutler (2000). O Brave New Words. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8061-3246-4.