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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 Killed Dozens and Left a Devastating Toll on Boston

January 15, 2019, marked the 100th anniversary of one of history’s most bizarre disasters, Boston’s Great Molasses Flood. This flood started shortly after noon on January 15, 1919, and took over 300…

By Trista · 8 min

American History

20 Photographs of the Destruction of the Great Boston Molasses Flood

The Great Molasses Flood occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End of Boston. A large molasses storage tank…

Jacob Miller · 5 min