East Point Military Reservation | |
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Part of Harbor Defenses of Boston | |
Nahant, Massachusetts | |
Coordinates | 42°25′11.98″N 70°54′35.85″W / 42.4199944°N 70.9099583°W |
Type | Coastal Defense |
Site information | |
Owner | Massachusetts |
Controlled by | United States Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1917–62 |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II Cold War |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Nahant, Massachusetts |
East Point Military Reservation was a World War I and World War II coastal defense site located in Nahant, Massachusetts. In 1955–62 it was a Nike missile launch site.[1] In 1967 the site was converted into the Marine Science Center of Northeastern University.[2]