Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation covering of beach and recreational areas in the

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Nahant Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2020 census, which makes it the smallest municipality by population in Essex County. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by are ...

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. Nahant Road, formerly known as

Nahant Beach Boulevard Nahant Beach Boulevard, also Nahant Causeway and Nahant Road is a historic road on the isthmus connecting Nahant, Massachusetts to the mainland at Lynn, Massachusetts. The road runs from the Lynn Rotary, its junction with Lynn Shore Drive and th ...

when it was added to the

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in 2003, offers access to Long Beach on the

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side to the east. The reservation includes a boat ramp with access to Lynn Harbor and shares athletic fields with

Lynn Shore Reservation Lynn Shore Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. It includes of beaches and recreational areas.

in the area around Nahant Rotary, a

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at the reservation's northern end. The reservation is part of the

Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a ...

History

In the early 1900s, privately owned shoreline property at Nahant Beach and Lynn Shore was acquired by the Metropolitan District Commission to create two abutting reservations. Following the purchases, buildings including the Hotel Nahant were removed to give the public access to beaches and to protect natural features. A bathhouse was built at the north end of the reservation in 1901; beach shelters, benches, and a bridle path were added in the early 20th century.

Gallery

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References

External links

Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation Map
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nahant Beach
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