Bold Point

The Wampanoags used the shallow water by Bold Point as a ford across the Seekonk River.

[1] India Point, on the other side of the river, was Providence's first port, which remained active from 1680 until the Great Depression in the early 20th century.

[2] Brown built the first Washington Bridge between India Point and Watchemoket in 1793, while the latter was still part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

[1] Bold Point was home to maritime businesses including Providence Dry Dock and Marine Railway Co., which operated two patent slips and the first floating dry dock in Narragansett Bay.

In 2017, the City leased the area to Live Nation and RI Waterfront Events to hold concerts there, starting in summer 2017.