Nantasket Beach circa 1910
is a beach in
Hull, Massachusetts. 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" or "low-tide place." 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 here and
Boston in the 1840s Later, an
amusement area called
Paragon Park was built adjacent to the beach. This was closed in 1984.
