Revere Beach

Revere Beach Reservation
Revere Beach in 2004
Map showing the location of Revere Beach Reservation
Map showing the location of Revere Beach Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Revere Beach Reservation
Map showing the location of Revere Beach Reservation
Revere Beach (the United States)
LocationSuffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°25′30″N 70°58′58″W / 42.42500°N 70.98278°W / 42.42500; -70.98278[1]
Area84 acres (34 ha)[2]
Elevation10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Established1896
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteRevere Beach Reservation
Revere Beach Reservation
Revere Beach Blvd. in c. 1910
LocationRevere, Massachusetts
Built1895
ArchitectCharles Eliot; William D. Austin of Stickney & Austin
NRHP reference No.03000642, 98000871
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 27, 2003
Designated NHLMay 27, 2003

Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, measuring over three miles (4.8 km) long and located about five miles (8 km) north of downtown Boston. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area, and in 1896, it became the first public beach in the United States.[3][4][5] It is still easily accessible from Boston by the MBTA subway's Blue Line, and can accommodate as many as one million visitors in a weekend during its annual sand sculpture competition.[6] The Revere Beach Reservation and Revere Beach Reservation Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b "Revere Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012acreagelist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Revere Beach Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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  5. ^ "Revere Beach Opens". www.massmoments.org. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Barefield, Allana J. (July 23, 2017). "On Revere Beach, sand, sculptures, and family fun in the sun". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 3, 2018.