Dykes Dam

Dykes Dam is a dam in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Dykes Dam is situated nearby to the nature reserve Coolidge Reservation, as well as near the hamlet Magnolia.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Also known as: “Dykes Meadow Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hammond Castle and Coolidge Reservation.

Hammond Castle

Museum

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Hammond Castle is located on the Atlantic coast in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The castle, which was constructed between 1926 and 1929, was the home, laboratory, and museum of John Hays Hammond Jr., an inventor and pioneer in the study of remote control who held over four hundred patents. Hammond Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Dykes Dam.

Coolidge Reservation

Nature reserve

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Coolidge Reservation is a nature reserve located in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The property is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. Coolidge Reservation is situated 2 miles south of Dykes Dam.

Beechbrook Cemetery

Cemetery

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Beechbrook Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dykes Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magnolia and Manchester.

Magnolia

Hamlet

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Magnolia is a small village in Gloucester, located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Manchester-by-the-Sea town line in the southwestern part of the city. Magnolia is situated 2 miles south of Dykes Dam.