Nantasket Beach

Nantasket Beach Reservation
Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Nantasket Beach circa 1910
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Plymouth
Town	Hull

Elevation	0 ft (0 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	42°17′30″N 70°52′28″W / 42.29167°N 70.87444°W / 42.29167; -70.87444Coordinates: 42°17′30″N 70°52′28″W / 42.29167°N 70.87444°W / 42.29167; -70.87444 ^[1]

Area	39 acres (16 ha) ^[2]

Founded	Unspecified
Management	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Location in Massachusetts
Website: Nantasket Beach Reservation

Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. It is part 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 busiest beaches in Greater Boston. At low tide, there are acres of tide pools.

Name

The name "Nantasket" is derived from Wampanoag and means "at the strait" "low-tide place" or "where tides meet" as Hull is a peninsula. Nantasket was settled not long after Plymouth Colony and before Massachusetts Bay. Roger Conant was in the area after leaving the Plymouth Colony and before going to Cape Ann in 1625. Until Hull was incorporated in 1644, English settlers referred to the whole local region as "Nantasket Peninsula."

History

In 1825, Paul Warrick established "The Sportsman Hotel" on Nantasket Avenue. Later, more hotels were built and steamboats made three trips a day between Nantasket Beach and Boston in the 1840s. In 1909, an amusement area called Paragon Park was built adjacent to the beach. This was closed in 1985.

References

1 2 "Nantasket Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
↑ "Nantasket Beach Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

External links

Nantasket Beach Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation

Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston

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