The Praying Indian village of Okammakemesit, began by famed “missionary to
the Indians” John Eliot, sat atop Prospect Hill.
From 1654 to his death in 1674, Chief Onamog was the village leader. The Superintendent of Indian Affairs wrote of him, . . . — — Map (db m295849) HM
On this site John Eliot helped his Indian converts to build their first meetinghouse in 1651, with a "prophet's chamber" where he lodged on his fortnightly visits to preach to them in their language. His disciple Daniel Takawambait succeeded to . . . — — Map (db m295847) HM
The north line of Ponkapoag Plantation second of the Apostle Eliot's Praying Indian towns, set apart by the Dorchester Proprietors in 1657. — — Map (db m48803) HM
On this hill the Puritans in Roxbury built their first meetinghouse in 1632. The hill was named in 1848 for Reverend John Eliot (1604-1690), the second minister of the First Church in Roxbury. Eliot, known as the ‘Apostle to the Indians’, with the . . . — — Map (db m257186) HM
