Neponset, Boston

#1073 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

Neponset is a district in the southeast 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 led by Sachem Cutshamekin before the tribe moved to Ponkapoag. ()

Coordinates: 42°17'10"N, 71°2'43"W

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Dorchester (Neponset - Port Norfolk)Boston United States

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Neponset – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Squantum Point Park, Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Pierce House, Dorchester Park.

1 miNE
Park
Squantum Point Park, Quincy
26 min walk • Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston
26 min walk • The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts located at 209 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Pierce House, Boston
16 min walk • The Pierce House is a rare 17th-century house at 24 Oakton Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Built c. 1683, It documents period building practices, and the tastes and housing needs of one family, the Pierces, over more than three centuries.
1.1 miSW
Park
Dorchester Park, Boston
30 min walk • Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1 miW
Park
The Peabody, Boston
25 min walk • The Peabody is a historic apartment building at 195-197 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 3+1⁄2-story Tudor Revival brick building was designed by Edwin Lewis, a local architect, and built in 1896–97.
1.2 miN
Street
Morrissey Boulevard, Boston
32 min walk • Morrissey Boulevard is a six-lane divided coastal road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned and maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
0.6 miSW
Nightlife
Eire Pub, Boston
16 min walk • The Eire Pub is an Irish pub in Dorchester, Massachusetts. President Ronald Reagan and then future president Bill Clinton both visited the pub; since then, stopping at Eire Pub has become a superstition for political candidates hoping to follow in Reagan and Clinton's footsteps.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Lower Mills, Boston
39 min walk • The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts.
1.2 miSE
Shingle style architecture
Building at 1–7 Moscow Street, Quincy
32 min walk • The Building at 1–7 Moscow Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a rare turn-of-the-20th century wood frame apartment house.
0.5 miNE
42°17'30"N • 71°2'24"W
Boston Winery Tour & Tasting, Boston
12 min walk • Nightlife, Bars and clubs, Winery
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Fields Corner, Boston
30 min walk • Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630. It is named after Zechariah Field. He was a son of John and grandson of John Field, a distinguished astronomer of England. He lived in Dorchester, 1630.

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How to get to Neponset by public transport?

The nearest stations to Neponset:

Light rail

Cedar Grove • Lines: M (23 min walk)
Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: M (24 min walk)

Metro

Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: Red (25 min walk)
Shawmut • Lines: Red (30 min walk)

Bus

240 • Lines: 240, 240 inbound, 240 outbound, 240-1 inbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 inbound, 240-9 outbound (25 min walk)
23 • Lines: 23 (25 min walk)