[1] The windmills for which the point were named were used by two brothers to pump seawater into vats to be used for harvesting salt.

[2] On July 13, 1909, fourteen-year-old Rosie Pitenhof swam across the Hull Gut from Peddocks Island to Pemberton Point and back, believed to be the first to do so.

[5] An Enertech 40 kW wind turbine was installed on Pemberton Point and started energy production in March 1985.

[6][7] The turbine was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, and was sited adjacent to the high school.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority runs boats from Pemberton Point to both Long Wharf and Logan Airport.