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By Marc Posner, July 13, 2024
John Eliot Square Marker
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1 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roxbury — John Eliot Square — Roxbury, Massachusetts —  |
| 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 m295839) HM | |||
| 2 ► Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Natick — Indian Meetinghouse — 1630 - 1930 — |
| 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 | |||