Historical Marker
Dr. Robert H. Goddard Park
Historical marker location:
47 Auburn Street, Auburn, Massachusetts
( Marker can be reached from Auburn Street, 0.1 miles south of Southbridge Street (Massachusetts Route 12).)
Marker installed: 1970
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.