John Wise House

Historical marker location:

85 John Wise Avenue, Essex, Massachusetts

( Marker is on John Wise Avenue (Massachusetts Route 133), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1930

1630 - 1930.

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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.