Nahant

Nahant, town (township), Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. Lying just northeast of Boston and adjacent to the city of Lynn, the peninsula of Nahant comprises the “islands” of Little Nahant and Nahant, which are joined to the mainland by Lynn Beach (Long Beach), a 1.5-mile (2.4-km) isthmus of sand. Initially settled by fishermen and livestock herders in the mid-17th century, Nahant had developed as a resort community by the early 19th century. In 1817 regular...