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Quonset Point , also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is contained entirely within the town of North Kingstown. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there. "Quonset" is a Native American word likely meaning "small long place".〔''Native American placenames of the United States'', by William Bright, Edition: revised Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2007, pg. 406 ISBN 0-8061-3598-0, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4, ()〕 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 industrial tenant is a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility for Electric Boat Corporation. Rhode Island Route 403 is a freeway branching from Route 4 that serves the area; Quonset is also served by a railroad spur from Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The Providence and Worcester Railroad which provides freight service along this stretch of the Corridor delivers freight to the Seaview Railroad which provides local freight service within the industrial park. The section of the Northeast Corridor between Quonset Point/Davisville and the junction with the P&W's main line at Boston Switch in Central Falls, R.I. has recently been upgraded to handle high auto carriers. () Quonset might be known mainly, because it is the birthplace of former White House Secretary Dee Dee Myers ==Port of Davisville== In 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decided that the Port would be home to the ''Okeanos Explorer'', a one-of-a-kind research vessel devoted entirely to exploring unknown parts of the world's oceans. It’s a former Navy surveillance ship acquired by the NOAA and converted into a deep sea research vessel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quonset Point」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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