Great Molasses Flood - Boston MA, USA
N 42° 22.095 W 071° 03.326
19T E 330755 N 4692710
Great Molasses Flood of 1919
Waymark Code: WMPWPT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2015
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The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster or the Great Boston Molasses Flood, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. A large molasses storage tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and for decades afterward residents claimed that on hot summer days the area still smelled of molasses.
Group that erected the marker: City of Boston
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
529 Commercial Street
Boston, MA USA
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