Historical Marker
The Goddard Rocket Launching Site
Historical marker location:
20 Upland Street, Auburn, Massachusetts
( Marker is on Upland Street, 0.4 miles east of Pakachoag Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1960
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.