Neponset,_Massachusetts

Neponset, Boston

Neponset, Boston

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Neponset is a district in the southeastern corner of Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 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.[1]

Neponset Avenue

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  1. John Eliot and Nonantum ON MARCH 22, 2017 BY WILLIAM P. MARCHIONE https://wpmarchione.com/2017/03/22/john-eliot-and-nonantum-2/

42°17′10″N 71°02′43″W


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