Historical Marker
Mendon Historical Society
Historical marker location:
15 Hastings Street, Mendon, Massachusetts
( Marker is on Main Street near Hastings Street (Massachusetts Route 16), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1996
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.