Boston, Massachusetts: Great Molasses Flood of 1919 - Plaque
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North End Puopolo Park
- Address:
- 529 Commercial St., Boston, MA
- Directions:
- North End Puopolo Park. Along the sidewalk near the bocci ball court, between the two baseball diamonds.
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A hideous food disaster -- a 40-foot-high tidal wave of sticky brown molasses from a collapsed storage tank -- that deserves a much more sensational monument.
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The Molasses Flood plaque moved after renovation, as of 10/15/2023. The new plaque is very close to the old spot.
[EKB, 11/03/2023]The park where the Molasses Flood Plaque is located is under renovation. No information on where the plaque moved.
[Steelpenguin, 10/26/2019]
There is a plaque marking the location of the 1919 Molasses Flood that killed 21 persons and numerous horses. The sidewalk is still sticky.
The plaque reads:
"On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank at 529 Commercial Street exploded under pressure, killing 21 people. A 40-foot wave of molasses buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated the neighborhood. Structural defect in the tank combined with unseasonably warm temperatures contributed to the disaster."
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