Neponset is a district in the southeast corner of
Dorchester, Boston
Dorchester (colloquially referred to as Dot) is a Boston neighborhood comprising more than in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, ...
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Massachusetts
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, United States. The
Neponset Indians were the original inhabitants of this district and in 1646
John Eliot preached unsuccessfully to the Native American community in Neponset (Dorchester) led by Sachem Cutshamekin before the tribe moved to
Ponkapoag
Ponkapoag , also Punkapaug, Punkapoag, or Punkapog, is the name of a Native American "praying town" settled in the late 17th century western Blue Hills area of eastern Massachusetts by persons who had accepted Christianity. It was established in ...
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[John Eliot and Nonantum ON MARCH 22, 2017 BY WILLIAM P. MARCHIONE https://wpmarchione.com/2017/03/22/john-eliot-and-nonantum-2/]
References
Neighborhoods in Boston
Populated coastal places in Massachusetts
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