Gaspee Point
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| Gaspee Point | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Built/Founded: | 1772 |
| Added to NRHP: | June 08, 1972 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72000018 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Gaspee Point is an historic site off Namquid Drive in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Gaspee Point was the site of one of the first hostilities of the American Revolution where American colonists attacked and burned the British ship the Gaspee in 1772. The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1972.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
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