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Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation covering 67 acres (27 ha) of beach and recreational areas in the town of Nahant, Massachusetts.Nahant Road, formerly known as Nahant Beach Boulevard when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, offers access to 7,000-foot-long (2,100 m) Long Beach on the Atlantic Ocean side to the east.
Nahant Beach Boulevard was first laid out in 1905, as part of the Metropolitan District Commission's program of developing oceanfront parkways, and provided the first paved road access to Nahant. It was designed by the firm of Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot, predecessor to the Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm.
Nahant is the main setting in the novel An Ocean Full of Angels: The Autobiography of 'Isa Ben Adam by Peter Kreeft. Nahant, and Nahant Beach, are mentioned several times in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "The Village Uncle."
Nahant Beach Boulevard 42°26′12″N 70°56′17″W / 42.4367°N 70.9381°W / 42.4367; -70.9381 ( Nahant Beach Boulevard-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Extends for most of its length into Nahant .
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Nahant Bay is an Atlantic Ocean bay, fronted by Swampscott, Lynn, and Nahant, Massachusetts. [1] Egg Rock is located in the Nahant Bay. References This page was last ...
Lynn Shore Drive is an historic oceanfront parkway in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.Composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall, Lynn Shore Drive runs for approximately one mile (1.6 km) along Lynn's Atlantic Ocean coastline, following the upland boundary of the adjoining Lynn Shore Reservation, and connecting Nahant with Swampscott.
Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation , administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . [ 3 ] The shore has fine, light gray sand and is one of the most highly rated beaches in Greater Boston . [ 4 ]