Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around . KEVERl Gut, between Deer Island and Point Shirley. Now at the leftmay be seen Winthrop and Revere Beaches and Point of steamers land passengers at Bass Point, Nahant, a popularexcursion resort. The pleasant part of Nahant, however, is atthe eastern extremity of the peninsula. The walk around thecliffs affords the best opportunity to enjoy the beauties of Na-hant. On the extreme point the cliff path passes through thegrounds of Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, from whence can be seenthe white line of Nahant Beach. A very pleasant little excurs
Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around . KEVERl Gut, between Deer Island and Point Shirley. Now at the leftmay be seen Winthrop and Revere Beaches and Point of steamers land passengers at Bass Point, Nahant, a popularexcursion resort. The pleasant part of Nahant, however, is atthe eastern extremity of the peninsula. The walk around thecliffs affords the best opportunity to enjoy the beauties of Na-hant. On the extreme point the cliff path passes through thegrounds of Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, from whence can be seenthe white line of Nahant Beach. A very pleasant little excursion may be had by taking one of thenumerous coaches from Nahant over to Lynn and returning to Bos-ton via the Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, which passes throughPoint of Pines, Revere Beach, etc. THE HARBOR AND BEACHES. 121 i^mk. SACK. Beyond Nahant are Swampscott, with its beautiful beaches; Mar-blehead, Salem, Beverly, Manchester, Magnolia and Glouceiiter. Salem Willows may be reached by steamer direct from Bos-ton. Here a fine fish dinner miay be had at one of the numerousrestaurants. A direct line of steamers also runs between Bostonand Gloucester. THE SOUTH SHORE. Thesteamersfortheprincipal South Shore resorts leave RowesWharf, 340 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and follow the main ship chan-nel as far as Georges island and then diverge to the right for Hull,Nantasket, and Hingham; they alTord an excellent opportunity tosee the harbor. As the steamer leaves the wharf, the docks of East 122 GUIDE TO BOSTON. Boston are on the left and on the right appear in succession, thefreight terminals, elevators and factories of South Boston, thenMarine Park and Castle Island. On Castle Island is Fort In-dependence, erected in 1705 and still owned and used by theUnited States, though it is worthless as a fort. Across the cha
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