The Great Molasses Flood: Boston’s Sticky, Deadly Disaster
The air in Boston’s North End on January 15, 1919, was unusually warm for January, a balmy 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Beneath the elevated tracks of the Boston Elevated Railway, near the waterfront, a colossal metal tank stood, holding an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses. It was a familiar sight, a behemoth of industry that … Read more
