Quonset Point
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Quonset Point is a peninsula in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, known historically for the Quonset Point Naval Air Station and as the namesake of the Quonset hut.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quonset Point Naval Air Station | 0 |
| Quonset hut | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former military installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ peninsula ⓘ prefabricated structure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Narragansett Bay shipping channels ⓘ |
| branchOf | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1974 ⓘ |
| coast | Atlantic Ocean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedAt | Quonset Point Naval Air Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
automobile import hub
ⓘ
manufacturing center ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of North Kingstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Port of Davisville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quonset State Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
deep-water port
ⓘ
highway access ⓘ rail connections ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
military industrial area
ⓘ
naval aviation base ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quonset huts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Narragansett Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Kingstown, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quonset Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quonset Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Quonset hut ⓘ |
| near |
Newport, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Quonset Business Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopedBy | Quonset Development Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare operations
ⓘ
aviation ⓘ field hospitals ⓘ industrial development ⓘ military housing ⓘ naval aviation training ⓘ port operations ⓘ storage buildings ⓘ |
| usedIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.