Case file · 1919 · Strange History
The Great Molasses Flood
Boston's Strangest Disaster
A wave of molasses sweeps through Boston's North End.
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This 6 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Molasses Flood (official Massachusetts history note)
- Massachusetts Historical Society: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 (historical society summary)
- Smithsonian Magazine: Without Warning, Molasses Surged Over Boston 100 Years Ago (centenary history)
- Smithsonian Magazine: The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster (why the wave was so deadly)
- Wikipedia: Great Molasses Flood (overview)
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