Swampscott, Massachusetts

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Local Information for Swampscott, MA

Latitude: 42.474409 -- Longitude: -70.905883

Other Area Cities:   Middleton  Swampscott  Manchester-by-the-Sea  Danvers  Lynn  Lynnfield  Marblehead  Peabody  Saugus  Salem  Stoneham  Topsfield 

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Swampscott was first settled in 1629 as the eastern part (Ward One) of Lynn, but would be set off and officially incorporated in 1852. Swampscott, a beach town north of Boston, Massachusetts (measuring 3 square miles, and abutting Salem, Marblehead and Lynn) was an important destination for the wealthy at the beginning of the 20th century; while Revere Beach, which lies just several miles down the road, has the honour of technically being America's first public beach, Swampscott was the defacto first resort town. Lynn (also known as the "city of sin," because it was laden with speak-easies during prohibition) was the divider between the poor beach and the rich resort town. The name 'Swampscott' comes from the language of a local native American tribe. The following is verbatim from the official Swampscott web page: "History of Swampscott." -- Source: Wikipedia.com