Easton's Point

Easton's heirs divided the property into lots in 1725 and sold parcels to many of Newport's early tradesmen and merchants.

[2] Various houses in "The Point" were occupied by British and French forces during the American Revolution around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island.

The famous Goddard and Townsend furniture makers lived and worked in The Point, and their houses still remain.

The Point is home to the Hunter House museum, the Rumbline Restaurant, and Saint John the Evangelist Anglican-Catholic Church.

[2] The old docks disappeared at the end of the streets but the driftways remained, allowing public access to the harbor for boaters.

"The Point" from the Goat Island causeway bridge
Battery Park in Newport
Goat Island and Easton's Point with Long Wharf on the right before the marsh was filled in (1777 Newport map)
Gravelly Point off of Long Wharf, was the site of the largest public mass execution in American history, when 26 pirates were executed. They were then buried on Goat Island.