Nahant, MA

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Nahant is a peninsula jutting south of Lynn and surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean.  It is the smallest municipality in Massachusetts.  Incorporated in 1853 – the Town was the site of the most massive hotel complex on the Atlantic Coast.  Boston’s elite families – the Cabots, Lodges, and Lowells, as well as Harvard luminaries – poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and scientist Louis Agassiz were drawn to its relaxed pace.  From 1890’s – 1940’s Nahant’s popularity spurred a building boom responsible for most of the houses today.  With many beautiful beaches, scenic vistas, open space, and easy access to Boston, it is a coastal small Town cherished by new and old residents alike.