l Early maps show two islands called Brothers Islands; they became Tucker's and Morgan's Islands in the 19th century when the owners changed.

l The US military joined the islands together and joined the single, enlarged island to the mainland. Morgan's Point now forms a long peninsula jutting into the Great Sound from King's Point.

l Bassett's Cave and Bassett's Dock, which face the Great Sound from the former base land, were named after a distinguished clan of West End mariners, according to G. Daniel Blagg's 'Bermuda Atlas & Gazetteer'. The family — including Thomas Bassett, who arrived on the ship Truelove in 1635 — often spelt its name with one final 't'.

l In his 1946 book 'Bermuda Journey', William Zuill says Bassett's Cave could be the largest in Bermuda, having been explored for over a mile. Author Don Grearson writes in his 2009 book 'USS Bermuda' that the cave was used for years as a dumping ground by the US military and was believed to have one of the greatest concentrations of pollution on the base, including a "six-foot layer of tar-black goo".

l The Department of Planning describes Sound View, on Enterprise Road, as "by far the most interesting" of the early buildings on the former base. The oldest part of the Grade I listed house — also known as The Other End or Quarters B — dates from the early 18th century or before.

l The four Grade II buildings at 400-403 Lexington Road served as married officers' quarters and were built around 1943 in the "Bermuda idiom" at the personal instruction of US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

l Glebe Cottage, or Quarters Q, is Grade III listed and has an 18th century chimney. Before the US military took over the land, the house was lived in by the Davis family, known for their short stature.