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EP 67 | Molassacre, The Great Molasses Flood of 1919, Boston, Massachusetts
Manage episode 426208256 series 2798757
Late Release!
Coming in hot with the history on this one with the Corpse Flower, The Tot Finder, a Nine-Alarm Fire, and The Wizard of Oz/Darkside of The Moon, The Beaneaters, and the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
The Molassacre. A Molasstrophe. That's what happens when 2 million gallons of molasses explodes onto the narrow streets of the North End, in a bizarre and unbelievable story of Boston's dark wave of history.
On January 15, 1919, a 26 million pound dark wave of stickiness surged through the North End of Boston, seemingly gaining strength as it rolled toward Boston Harbor. A massive swell toppled telephone poles, twisted metal trolley tracks, crushed freight cars, flooded basements, and ripped buildings from foundations. Chest-deep molasses warmed from the above average temperatures thinned out into a coating three feet deep that would grab people like human fly paper, animals struggled to get free of it, only sinking further.
I will be at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in Denver on July 12-14.
Crime of the Truest Kind
Massachusetts and New England crime stories
Hosted by Anngelle Wood
@crimeofthetruestkind
Support the Show.
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For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.com
This podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.
Become a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkind
Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts. and Shredding by Andrew King
Chapters
1. True Crime - Episode 67 (00:00:00)
2. The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (00:20:11)
3. The Great Molasses Flood Fallout (00:34:37)
81 episodes
Manage episode 426208256 series 2798757
Late Release!
Coming in hot with the history on this one with the Corpse Flower, The Tot Finder, a Nine-Alarm Fire, and The Wizard of Oz/Darkside of The Moon, The Beaneaters, and the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
The Molassacre. A Molasstrophe. That's what happens when 2 million gallons of molasses explodes onto the narrow streets of the North End, in a bizarre and unbelievable story of Boston's dark wave of history.
On January 15, 1919, a 26 million pound dark wave of stickiness surged through the North End of Boston, seemingly gaining strength as it rolled toward Boston Harbor. A massive swell toppled telephone poles, twisted metal trolley tracks, crushed freight cars, flooded basements, and ripped buildings from foundations. Chest-deep molasses warmed from the above average temperatures thinned out into a coating three feet deep that would grab people like human fly paper, animals struggled to get free of it, only sinking further.
I will be at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in Denver on July 12-14.
Crime of the Truest Kind
Massachusetts and New England crime stories
Hosted by Anngelle Wood
@crimeofthetruestkind
Support the Show.
Follow Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube
For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.com
This podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.
Become a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkind
Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts. and Shredding by Andrew King
Chapters
1. True Crime - Episode 67 (00:00:00)
2. The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (00:20:11)
3. The Great Molasses Flood Fallout (00:34:37)
81 episodes
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