Nikki writes to tell us about visiting the site of the Great Boston Molasses Flood:
“After reading about this flood on my MFDJ email a long time back I’ve been nearly obsessed with this event. Read everything I could on it. Telling everyone I meet about it.
“So finally the day came that my Significant Other and I were taking a trip to that area. I demanded we find the site of the great flood!! I swear we looked friggin’ everywhere for this. Found a really awesome cemetery, but nothing on the flood. We scavenged the entire area on the map that was the location to no avail. Finally as we were giving up and leaving I passed by a teeny tiny little sign on a wall, about 2 feet high. The sign was at knee level where anyone could miss it. Needless to say I was not pleased, but at least glad there was something there. Personally I’d love to see a giant bronze statue depicting the wave and people drowning in it, but alas. At least some kind of monument would have been nice.”
More Bay State morbid sightseeing suggestions can be found at The Morbid Sightseer‘s Massachusetts page.
Hooray!
Someday I’ll make a plea to the historical society of the area for a giant monument. Or, just make my own.
They don’t make monuments like they used to, sad to say…
Considering this is a MAJOR event mentioned in EVERY Boston Tour, I can’t see how it ISN’T recognized by more than a simple “kneww-high sign”. Lives were lost, jistory was made, a legend began… And you can still smell the molasses on a warm day.