Talk:India Point Park

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Are you sure that the name "India Point" comes from trade with the far East? I was under the impression it came from trade with the West Indies, or was just a generic term for far-off lands. I don't have any reference to that effect, just a question. And thanks for writing this up! I love India Point Park & walk my dog there every day.Bill.jesdale 04:58, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I just found a ref and adjusted the text accordingly. DMacks 05:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

According to Guide to Providence Architecture, it is Far East, though I myself was weary when I wrote it. Also, Providenceri.com says West Indies. Maybe Woodward got it wrong.--Loodog 20:01, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Would be interesting to get some consistency here, no? But feel free to change and adjust the ref. DMacks 21:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

My understanding is that India Point was one of the important stops in the "triangle" trade that the Browns were so much a part of. I don't know how to access the proper historical documents to back that up, but if it is the case, it would be great to avoid glossing over the important role that the port played in bringing captive Africans to the Americas, even if the bulk of local trade was not human, but rather the goods used to buy humans, and/or the products of their labor. Any help in finding those historical references, please? Bill.jesdale (talk) 20:44, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Good find! Brown had distilleries in that area, making it the "import molasses, export rum" corner of the triangle. Some googlging found these pages, which cite other refs to track down:

• [1] ("Providence, Fox Point and India Point" section)
• Coughtry, Jay. The Notorious Triangle: R.I. and the African Trade in Slaves. Temple University Press. 1981.
• [2] (search for "triangle" in the article)

Would be good to get something about this in here and/or in the bio pages of whichever Brown it is. DMacks (talk) 21:58, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the park was so named because John Brown established his tea and spice trade with the East Indies here. I added this to the article. source. - Kzirkel (talk) 15:12, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

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Gun emplacement

There is a rusted metal hulk which appears to be the base of a gun emplacement, and a couple of geared iron wheels next to it. I can't find any confirmation online that it is in fact a gun, and not a sculpture or something. Does anyone have more information about it? - Kzirkel (talk) 15:14, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Possible former name

"the city purchased the Fox Point freight yard (now India Point Park)." [3] I can't rell if that is a formal name, or simply a description. But "freight yard" and heavy rail use (India Point Railroad Bridge‎ ), as opposed to just warf and water use, might be worth more emphasis. DMacks (talk) 22:53, 18 April 2023 (UTC)