Boston Uncovered: the Great Molasses Flood

On January 15, 1919, a 50-foot tall tank full of industrial grade molasses ruptured, sending a 2.3 million gallon wave of molasses rushing through the crowded North End.
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[@AvaGamerStuff]

I hear you can still smell the molasses in the air on a hot summer day.

[@zorvlatch]

A lot of places, you can still smell it 102 years later.

[@ifeelbetterabouthis.louis3]

The sweetest tragedy to have ever taken place 😭

[@jesusruiz3723]

Never paid attention in history but I do remember this lol

[@Yakkymania]

I’m reading a book about this I bought it

[@Horse237]

An accountant in charge of a building project. Enough said.

[@angoy5489]

Horse

[@anotherduck4817]

My friends teachers grandma was in the flood and she saw a man sink in molasses and his last words where this is my.... give me and idea of what he might've meant

[@ilypink968]

𝚆𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠❤️

[@alyssavalles769]

Those ppl died and this is honestly like a joke.