Aerial view taken
by John Concannon while piloting
a Cessna 150 on left base for Runway 23R at T. F. Green Airport
on
April 29, 2001.
The Gaspee Point neighborhood consists of privately owned land
adjoining
the actual Gaspee Point where the HMS Gaspee ran aground and
was
burnt in 1772. Houses here consist mainly of converted summer
cottages
with scenic views of Narragansett Bay. Access to this
neighborhood
is restricted during the summer months by a security guard. The land is
owned by Henry Brown d/b/a Spring Green Corporation.
While it is Federally protected land, it has not (yet) achieved
National Historic Landmark status.