East Point Military Reservation: Difference between revisions

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East Point Military Reservation (1917-1962) - A World War I Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1917 by Act of Congress in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. Deactivated in 1962.

World War I (1917-1918)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.

World War II (1941-1945)

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Cold War (1947–1991)

Between 1952 and 1956, the reservation was the site of a 90mm Anti-Aircraft battery protecting Boston. Between 1955-1962 it was an Army NIKE missile launch site B-17 L. Deactivated in 1962. Acquired by Northeastern University in 1967.

Current Status

Now on property owned by Northeastern University, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Location: East Point, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.418698 Long: -70.906519

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Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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East Point Military Reservation Picture Gallery

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 == [[Cold War]] (1947–1991) ==