Historical Marker
Appleton's Pulpit
Historical marker location:
Saugus, Massachusetts
( Marker is on Appleton Street, ΒΌ mile west of Central Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1930
1630-1930.
The Boston Molasses Disaster occurred in 1919 when a large tank of molasses burst and flooded the streets of Boston's North End, killing 21 people and injuring 150.