Image: Molasses Flood Historical Marker
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Description: Erected by the Bostonian Society near the site of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. It 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 defects in the tank combined with unseasonably warm temperatures contributed to the disaster."
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