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New Eliot School building opens this fall

By adamg on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 10:08am

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports on the impending opening of the new Eliot School building at 585 Commercial St., which once served as headquarters for Mitt Romney's failed 2012 presidential bid.

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Eliot School
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By Boston Boat Guy on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 5:12pm.

how does a renovation of a relatively small building take 2 years?

AND... any truth to the rumor that the No Washington St Bridge project is stalled due to engineering issues with the foam blocks on the Charlestown side?

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By Parkwayne on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 9:26pm.

I was wondering why so much stuff around here is named Eliot and I guess it's this guy (and his descendants)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eliot_(missionary)

This particular school is certainly named after him.

Some highlights:
• First missionary to translate the Bible, etc.. into the Algonquian languages and so accidentally created a dictionary of sorts for the language.
• Got some people expelled back to England during the Antinomian Controversy where the other side was arguing that basically if you were a 'saved Christian' the 10 commandments didn't apply to you (whaaaaaat?, guess I'll take his side there)
• Promoted the idea that government should be an elected theocracy (so, you know, Alabama)
• Was the pastor at First Church in Roxbury for 40 years.
• Was married to someone named Mumford so I guess created Mumford and Sons (his greatest sin)
• Founded Roxbury Latin.
• Fought for native American property rights

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